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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. What does Gay say always happens when she starts losing weight on a diet or exercise program?

2. Which of the following best describes the physical appearance of Gay's family members?

3. What piece of exercise equipment sits in the corner of Gay's bedroom?

4. How old is Gay at the time she writes Hunger?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Gay like about getting tattoos?

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

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

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

5. What type of eating disorder did Gay struggle with in addition to her compulsive overeating?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

While Gay details her parents’ love and support, she also feels tension with them because of her obesity. Write an essay analyzing the complications and tensions involved in Gay’s relationship with her parents.

Essay Topic 2

Gay repeatedly uses the word “or” to link two disparate ideas. “I do not know why I turned to food. Or I do” (53). “I hate myself. Or society tells me I am supposed to hate myself” (148). Write an essay exploring Gay’s use of this construction and its effect on her arguments.

Essay Topic 3

Gay repeatedly refers to her body as “unruly.” Write an essay analyzing why she describes her body this way.

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