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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Gay's diet during her first summer home from boarding school consist of?
(a) Bananas.
(b) Cabbage.
(c) Protein.
(d) Milkshakes.

2. What was the name of the boy responsible for Gay's trauma?
(a) Robert.
(b) Michael.
(c) Tony.
(d) Christopher.

3. How many siblings does Gay have?
(a) Two.
(b) Four.
(c) Seven.
(d) Three.

4. Where was Gay born?
(a) Port-au-Prince.
(b) New York City.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) Omaha.

5. What were Gay's favorite books as a child?
(a) The Little House on the Prairie books.
(b) The Babysitter's Club books.
(c) The Chronicles of Narnia books.
(d) The Anne of Green Gables books.

Short Answer Questions

1. At her heaviest, which medical category did Gay fit into?

2. What was the relationship between Gay and the boy responsible for her trauma?

3. Which article of clothing did Gay most prefer as a young child?

4. What book series was Gay enamored with during her boarding school years?

5. What was the name of the boarding school Gay attended?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Gay's mother’s approach to teaching her children how to cook?

2. Where did Gay's rape take place, and how does she reference the location throughout the rest of the book in how she refers to herself?

3. What prompts Gay to drop out of Yale and move across the country?

4. What are some of the reasons Gay gives explaining why Hunger was a difficult book for her to write?

5. What advice about writing did Gay’s teacher, Mr. McGuinn, give to Gay?

6. What habit did Gay pick up at the weight-loss camp she attended in high school?

7. What relationship did Gay have with the boy who raped her?

8. Before she turned to food, what activity did Gay find comfort in as a child?

9. What is Gay referring to when she says her life was split in two, “the before and the after" (14)?

10. What do you think Roxane Gay means by the phrase “The story of my body is not a story of triumph” (4)?

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