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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. Which speaking event did Gay suffer a humiliation at?
(a) Simon and Schuster's annual gala.
(b) Harper Perennial's fiftieth anniversary.
(c) The Red Cross Ball.
(d) The Pen/Faulkner Awards.

2. Where does Gay's father tell her hunger is?
(a) In the mind.
(b) In the body.
(c) In the heart.
(d) In the soul.

3. What does Gay say is the only thing you need for writing?
(a) A good teacher.
(b) A keyboard.
(c) A good idea.
(d) Your imagination.

4. What is the name of one of Gay's previous books?
(a) My Overweight Life.
(b) My Extreme Makeover.
(c) Bad Feminist.
(d) The Wrong Way Home.

5. What word does Gay object to that is commonly used to refer to the national spike in obesity?
(a) Epidemic.
(b) Pandemic.
(c) Outrage.
(d) Tipping Point.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Gay's reaction when people try to shame her for being fat?

2. What form of contact does Gay recoil from?

3. What does Gay say her fat body allows people to erase?

4. How long did Gay stay on the recumbent bike when she was trying to outlast the thin woman next to her?

5. Who was the first man Gay was in a relationship with during her PhD years?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Gay like about getting tattoos?

4. How does Gay characterize her relationship with Jon?

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

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

7. How does Gay feel about exercise?

8. Why does Gay eventually call her parents and go back home?

9. What is the difference between Gay’s two wardrobes?

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

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