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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 first production Gay ever worked on in high school?
(a) Oklahoma.
(b) Les Miserables.
(c) Only You.
(d) Little Shop of Horrors.

2. What kind of summer camp did Gay attend the summer following her sophomore year of high school?
(a) A sports camp.
(b) A theater camp.
(c) A weight loss camp.
(d) A music camp.

3. What did Gay's English teacher encourage her to do?
(a) Talk to her parents.
(b) Join a band.
(c) Lose weight.
(d) Seek help from a counselor.

4. What religion was Gay's family?
(a) Gay's family was Presbyterian.
(b) Gay's family was Jewish.
(c) Gay's family was Catholic.
(d) Gay's family was Hindu.

5. Who was one of Gay's influential English teachers?
(a) Ms. Cristina O'Connor.
(b) Mr. Rex McGuinn.
(c) Mr. Matthew Smith.
(d) Ms. Victoria Ford.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What kind of game did Gay play at the Casino while a PhD student?

3. How old was Gay when she began her PhD program?

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

5. What city did Gay travel to in order to meet the man in his forties?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What was Gay's relationship to food like before her rape?

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