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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To calm herself when she is alone at home after school, what does Marya do at first?
(a) Talks to her dolls.
(b) Calls her BFF.
(c) Eats.
(d) Plays video games.

2. What does the introduction to the story show?
(a) Eating disorders are not real disorders.
(b) Eating disorders are easily managed.
(c) Anorexia has serious consequences.
(d) Most people have an eating disorder.

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

4. Marya goes to the doctor complaining of ________________.
(a) Her social life.
(b) Intense sweating.
(c) Her anxiety.
(d) Headaches and backaches.

5. In a ballet class, what does four-year-old Mayra feel about her own body?
(a) It is awesome.
(b) It is different than the other little girls.
(c) She fits in with them.
(d) She is not as coordinated.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who persuades her to tell her parents about the disease?

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

3. What does Mayra still struggle with?

4. To live up to the rumors around her, what does Marya begin to do?

5. What is her current weight?

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