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

2. Which book series did Gay become obsessed with after her trauma?
(a) Sweet Valley High.
(b) Encyclopedia Brown.
(c) Nancy Drew.
(d) Harry Potter.

3. What type of professional did Gay interview for her Reporter-at-Large project in high school?
(a) A carpenter.
(b) A doctor.
(c) An engineer.
(d) A musician.

4. Where was the boarding school Gay attended located?
(a) Connecticut.
(b) New Hampshire.
(c) Iowa.
(d) California.

5. What kind of game did Gay play at the Casino while a PhD student?
(a) Poker.
(b) Slots.
(c) Roulette.
(d) Solitaire.

Short Answer Questions

1. What term does Gay prefer to use to refer to herself in the aftermath of the trauma she experienced?

2. Which of the following was one way that Gay hid her new habit from other people?

3. What religion was Gay's family?

4. Who went with Gay to learn more about gastric bypass surgery?

5. Which of these author does Gay say she liked as a child?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why did Gay like the idea of going to boarding school when she was 13?

3. What are some of the reasons Gay gives for not telling anyone about her rape?

4. What does Gay mean when she says her body is a cage?

5. How does Gay feel about the use of BMI (body mass index) measurements?

6. What was the most important thing that Mr. McGuinn did for Gay?

7. 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?

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

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

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

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