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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. Why does Gay have two wardrobes?
(a) She has a replica wardrobe in case she gains weight and her old clothes do not fit her.
(b) She has a replica wardrobe in smaller sizes in case she loses weight and her old clothes do not fit her.
(c) She feels most comfortable wearing plain dark clothes but owns many more interesting clothes she is afraid to wear.
(d) She is a compulsive shopper.

2. What is one thing Gay demands from an organization paying for her travel for work purposes?
(a) A first-class plane ticket.
(b) A luxury hotel room.
(c) A bowl of green M and Ms.
(d) A driver to meet her at the airport.

3. Which celebrity does Gay criticize for her financial stake in Weight Watchers and public approach to weight loss?
(a) Kathy Bates.
(b) Jennifer Lawrence.
(c) Oprah Winfrey.
(d) Ava DuVernay.

4. Which eating disorder did Gay struggle with?
(a) Wasting syndrome.
(b) Anorexia.
(c) Bulimia.
(d) Trichophagia.

5. What did Gay tell her parents when they tracked her down after she disappeared from Yale?
(a) That she is gay.
(b) That she had an eating disorder.
(c) That she had broken the law.
(d) That she is a victim of assault.

Short Answer Questions

1. What food service did Gay join in 2014?

2. What are doctors surprised to learn about Gay?

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

4. What happens to Gay's eating habits when she visits her family?

5. Where was Gay's first teaching job following her PhD program?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Gay like about getting tattoos?

2. How does Gay feel about exercise?

3. Why does Gay do extensive research on restaurants before she goes out to eat?

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 does Gay think about the reality television show The Biggest Loser?

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

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

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

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

10. What significance did letting her best friend paint her thumbnail have for Gay?

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