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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. Which individual winner of The Biggest Loser does Gay discuss at length?

2. Which well-known writer asked Gay why she gets tattoos?

3. What was the first tattoo that Gay got?

4. Which holiday does Gay routinely spend with her extended family in Florida?

5. How much money does the grand prize winner on The Biggest Loser receive?

Short Essay Questions

1. What problem does Gay have when she starts to lose weight and begins feeling better about herself?

2. What kind of a job does Gay have while she is living in Phoenix?

3. What is the reason Gay gives for becoming a vegetarian?

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

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

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

7. How does Gay feel about exercise?

8. How does Gay characterize her relationship with Jon?

9. What did Gay say to the young, overweight woman in the dressing room whose mother was mistreating her and why was it important?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Gay describes conflicting feelings toward cooking. Explain some of her positive and negative attitudes about cooking, citing specific examples from the text.

Essay Topic 2

Throughout the book, Gay describes how she becomes upset or panicked when she starts a new weight-loss regime and starts losing a significant amount of weight. Write an essay explaining why she reacts this way, detailing the conflicting feelings she describes about her obesity.

Essay Topic 3

Gay uses the idea of “accretion” to help explain both how she gained so much weight and her lifelong struggle with loneliness. Write an essay analyzing the meaning of “accretion” as it relates to these two specific problems in the author’s life, using specific examples from the text.

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