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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 did Gay tell her mother she would decorate her apartment with when she grew up?
(a) Apples.
(b) Houseplants.
(c) Glass bowls of M and Ms.
(d) Strings of lights.

2. Which sport did one of Gay's brothers play professionally?
(a) Baseball.
(b) Soccer.
(c) Basketball.
(d) Hockey.

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

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

5. What does "BMI" refer to?
(a) Body Median Index.
(b) Body Mass Indicator.
(c) Body Measurement Indicator.
(d) Body Mass Index.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the name of the boy responsible for Gay's trauma?

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

4. Where did Gay initially want to attend college?

5. Where did Gay move immediately after staying with her parents for awhile in Omaha?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What was Gay’s impression of the information session about gastric bypass surgery?

4. How did Gay’s parents react to her weight gain when she came home for Thanksgiving her first year in boarding school?

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

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

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

8. How does Gay describe Haitian attitudes toward gluttony?

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

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

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