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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 kind of music did Gay want to listen to during her photo shoot?
(a) Michael Jackson.
(b) Taylor Swift.
(c) Bruno Mars.
(d) Bob Marley.

2. What happens to Gay's eating habits when she visits her family?
(a) She feels much hungrier.
(b) She feels nauseous.
(c) She only eats fast food.
(d) She binges and purges.

3. What job did Gay's male partner during her PhD years do?
(a) Professor.
(b) Basketball player.
(c) Logger.
(d) Engineer.

4. What is Gay's favorite cooking show?
(a) Today With Bobby Flay.
(b) Cooking With Giada.
(c) The Barefoot Contessa.
(d) Thirty Minute Meals.

5. What simple but significant gesture does Gay's best friend make as the two drink wine in a hotel room?
(a) She does Gay's hair.
(b) She sings Gay a song.
(c) She puts lipstick on Gay.
(d) She paints her fingernail pink.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Gay prefer men's clothing during her twenties?

2. Which Oscar-winning actress does Gay identify as appearing in Weight Watchers ads?

3. What word does Gay object to that is commonly used to refer to the national spike in obesity?

4. What food service did Gay join in 2014?

5. How does Gay say she presented in relationships with women?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Gay mean by what she calls Lane Bryant fat?

2. What does Gay like about getting tattoos?

3. How does Gay feel about exercise?

4. What medical reason does Gay say is responsible for contestants on shows like The Biggest Loser gaining most of their weight back?

5. What is Gay’s impression of Oprah and Oprah’s influence on the cultural conversation about weight loss?

6. Why does Gay say she is envious of anorexic girls even though she knows they are also struggling terribly?

7. Why does Gay say she still watches reality television weight-loss shows even though she hates them?

8. In the period of Gay’s life when she drops out of Yale, why does she feel free?

9. What are some of Gay’s challenges with air travel?

10. How does Gay feel when she looks at her friends’ social media posts about doing outdoorsy or athletic things?

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