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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Marya believes that eating disorders are ____________.
(a) Nuisances.
(b) Excuses.
(c) A way to be perfect.
(d) Addictions.

2. In Marya's opinion, what does the American Dream prompt women to do?
(a) Deny weight problems.
(b) Create unrealistic expectations.
(c) Hate themselves.
(d) Lose weight to be successful.

3. Many girls in the Interlochen community supported Marya's ______.
(a) Desires to become a great actress.
(b) Lack of confidence.
(c) Ability to become an amazing writer.
(d) Wish to control her eating.

4. How old was Mayra when she became anorexic?
(a) 21.
(b) 15.
(c) 13.
(d) 25.

5. While in this location, who watches Marya?
(a) A private nurse.
(b) The staff.
(c) A group of doctors and nurses.
(d) No one.

6. Why does Marya become extremely angry with a doctor?
(a) He is acting nonchalant.
(b) He is not listening to Jane.
(c) He reprimands Jane for her behavior.
(d) He fails to realize the threat Jane is under.

7. What does Marya realize about her lies?
(a) How well she lied.
(b) How obvious her lies were to her friends and family.
(c) Lying created many of her problems.
(d) Lies became a lifestyle.

8. What does Marya believe about her body?
(a) It will change when she is older.
(b) It is wonderful.
(c) It is a costume.
(d) It is awful.

9. How old was Mayra when she became bulimic?
(a) 21.
(b) 9.
(c) 15.
(d) 13.

10. What does Mayra still struggle with?
(a) Her parents.
(b) Her feelings.
(c) Her insomnia.
(d) Her eating disorders.

11. Who does Marya often compare herself to in the book?
(a) The Mad Hatter from Alice in Wonderland.
(b) The Hare from Alice in Wonderland.
(c) The Red Queen from Alice in Wonderland.
(d) Alice from Alice in Wonderland.

12. During 1989, Marya is accepted at ________.
(a) An arts camp.
(b) An early program for a university.
(c) The Arts Academy of Michigan.
(d) Interlochen.

13. 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.

14. What does Marya's visit to Methodist Hospital foreshadow?
(a) She will be checked in again.
(b) Her life will end.
(c) She will never recover.
(d) She will kill herself.

15. What does Marya begin to crave?
(a) Water.
(b) Fruit.
(c) Coke.
(d) Salt.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does anorexia represent to the girls in the clinic and the outside world?

2. How did Mayra's parents try to reward her?

3. What tone is the Interlude written in?

4. Why is bulimia more realistic than anorexia?

5. At the end of the chapter, what have Marya's parents decided they should do with her?

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