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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How does it make Gay feel when her friends do social media posts about their athletic activities?
2. What kind of music did Gay want to listen to during her photo shoot?
3. Which individual winner of The Biggest Loser does Gay discuss at length?
4. Why does Gay have two wardrobes?
5. Gay grew very frustrated while trying to make which dish?
Short Essay Questions
1. As Gay is finishing her MA program in creative writing, what are most of the fictional stories she writes about?
2. What is the difference between Gay’s two wardrobes?
3. Why does Gay say she is envious of anorexic girls even though she knows they are also struggling terribly?
4. How does Gay feel when she looks at her friends’ social media posts about doing outdoorsy or athletic things?
5. How does Gay’s family reestablish contact with her after she moves to the west coast?
6. How does Gay characterize her relationship with Jon?
7. What significance did letting her best friend paint her thumbnail have for Gay?
8. Why does Gay eventually call her parents and go back home?
9. What is Gay’s impression of Oprah and Oprah’s influence on the cultural conversation about weight loss?
10. What does Gay like about getting tattoos?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Gay repeatedly refers to her body as “unruly.” Write an essay analyzing why she describes her body this way.
Essay Topic 2
There are many public places that produce anxiety for Gay, who explains “There are very few spaces where bodies like mine fit” (202). Write an essay giving specific examples from the text about some of these spaces and explain how Gay reacts to their challenges.
Essay Topic 3
Why does Gay choose to use the word “fat” to describe herself rather than terms like “overweight” or “heavy”? Use specific examples from the text to support your answer.
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