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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 2 Bulimia.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Marya believe that being wealth rather than poverty leads to being thin?
(a) Wealthy people can afford gym memberships and trainers.
(b) Wealthy people enjoy more fun experiences.
(c) Poor people have poor diets.
(d) Poor people are born fat.

2. What does Marya reveal to her psychiatrist?
(a) She is crazy.
(b) She has a lot of unprotected sex.
(c) She hates her body.
(d) She is bulimic.

3. Growing up, how does Mayra feel in her body?
(a) She does not feel like one with herself.
(b) She thinks its wonderful.
(c) She feels good about herself until someone puts her down.
(d) She feels insecure.

4. How old is Marya when she becomes a fully developed woman?
(a) 15.
(b) 21.
(c) 11.
(d) 12.

5. What does Mayra's mother admit?
(a) She hates her daughter.
(b) Having Marya was a mistake.
(c) She wishes she could help Marya.
(d) She also used to throw up after eating.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the introduction to the story show?

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

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

4. What is her current weight?

5. To keep up appearances of normalcy, what do Marya's parents do?

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