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

2. How old was Gay when she experienced her life-defining trauma?
(a) 12 years old.
(b) 8 years old.
(c) 6 years old.
(d) 17 years old.

3. Which of the following was one way that Gay hid her new habit from other people?
(a) Using breath mints.
(b) Painting her nails.
(c) Using a thermos.
(d) Wearing a wig.

4. What book does Gay's counselor give her that she found helpful?
(a) Dealing with Trauma.
(b) The Courage to Heal.
(c) The Feminine Mystique.
(d) Our Bodies, Ourselves.

5. What was the relationship between Gay and the boy responsible for her trauma?
(a) They were friends from school.
(b) They were strangers.
(c) They were relatives.
(d) They worked at the same shop.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Gay initially want to attend college?

2. Where did Gay end up enrolling in college immediately following high school?

3. Where did Gay want to attend her first-choice college?

4. Which sport did one of Gay's brothers play professionally?

5. What religion was Gay's family?

Short Essay Questions

1. What activity did Gay enjoy in high school that helped her forget her pain?

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

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

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

5. How did the boys who raped Gay treat her afterwards?

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

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

8. 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?

9. Why does Gay say that gaining so much weight made her feel safer?

10. Why did the author gain weight so rapidly once she went to boarding school?

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