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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) Christopher.
(b) Robert.
(c) Michael.
(d) Tony.

2. Who comes to stay with Gay after her first surgery in high school?
(a) Her brothers.
(b) Her father.
(c) Her cousin.
(d) Her mother.

3. Which of the following is NOT a Haitian food that Gay mentions she likes?
(a) Fried plantains.
(b) Red rice.
(c) Legumes.
(d) Paella.

4. What specific type of trauma did Gay experience?
(a) Motor vehicle accident.
(b) Rape.
(c) Incest.
(d) Armed robbery.

5. Which of the following best describes Gay as a high school student?
(a) Loud and bullying.
(b) Stable and secure.
(c) Outgoing and confident.
(d) Shy and withdrawn.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What lasting habit did Gay develop at the summer camp after her sophomore year of high school?

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

4. Who was one of Gay's influential English teachers?

5. What did Gay buy for herself on her twenty-first birthday?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Gay describe her relationship with her family as a young child?

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

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

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

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

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. How does Gay describe Haitian attitudes toward gluttony?

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

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