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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Interlude - November 5, 1996.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens at therapy with her parents?
(a) Marya places the blame on her mother.
(b) Her parents fight and blame Marya.
(c) The parents begin to understand Marya's real problem.
(d) Marya realizes her parents are not to blame.

2. Since many patients are bulimic, what must the doctors keep an eye on?
(a) Patients throwing up in the bathroom.
(b) Patients taking laxatives.
(c) Patients eating too much.
(d) Patients gaining weight too quickly.

3. Why is this section called aftermath?
(a) Marya wishes she could take back her actions.
(b) Marya misses her life before her eating disorder.
(c) Marya is always trying to deal with the consequences of her actions.
(d) Marya hates the consequences of her sickness.

4. What does Marya do when she looks in the mirror?
(a) Remembers that she should not eat.
(b) Thinks she looks beautiful.
(c) Wishes she had a boyfriend.
(d) Checks on how fat she has gotten.

5. To this day, what does Marya say she misses about bulimia?
(a) The ritual of the bulimia.
(b) The ability to rid her body of food.
(c) The feelings of passion that it arises.
(d) The way it connects her to her body.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Mayra realize that she does not like to be touched?

2. At the age of 4, what does Marya claim to be?

3. To Marya, bulimia represents _________.

4. What is the tone of this Interlude?

5. In a ballet class, what does four-year-old Mayra feel about her own body?

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