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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. How long did Gay stay on the recumbent bike when she was trying to outlast the thin woman next to her?
(a) 20 minutes.
(b) 35 minutes.
(c) 90 minutes.
(d) 60 minutes.

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

3. Why does Gay have two wardrobes?
(a) She has a replica wardrobe in smaller sizes in case she loses weight and her old clothes do not fit her.
(b) She has a replica wardrobe in case she gains 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.

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

5. What food service did Gay join in 2014?
(a) Fresh Foods Fast.
(b) Deliveroo.
(c) Blue Apron.
(d) Gobble.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which eating disorder did Gay struggle with?

2. Which part of Gay's body is stronger as a result of her difficulty with standard-size seating?

3. How does it make Gay feel when her friends do social media posts about their athletic activities?

4. What does Gay tell her writing students that fiction is mostly about?

5. What does Gay think was dangerous about the outcome of The Biggest Loser for the winner she focuses on?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Gay like about getting tattoos?

4. How does Gay’s family reestablish contact with her after she moves to the west coast?

5. As Gay is finishing her MA program in creative writing, what are most of the fictional stories she writes about?

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

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

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

9. How does Gay feel about exercise?

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

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