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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Marya's brother Paul hugs her goodbye, what does he realize?
(a) How fragile Marya seems to be.
(b) Marya is having tremors.
(c) Marya is numb to feelings.
(d) How skinny Marya has gotten.

2. When Marya goes to the hospital weighing 82 pounds, the doctor suggests that she try to gain weight. What does this show?
(a) He is not a good doctor.
(b) The lack of understanding about eating disorders in the medical field.
(c) He does not care about patients with eating disorders.
(d) He sees Marya's problem as short term.

3. What does Marya tell her family about her recovery?
(a) She wants to go back to the center.
(b) She is getting better.
(c) She hopes to go home.
(d) She is getting worse.

4. In the Afterword, what is wrong with Marya's body?
(a) Her hair is falling out.
(b) Her immune and reproductive systems have shut down.
(c) She has lost some limbs.
(d) Her teeth are broken.

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

6. What book informs Marya's decision to become anorexic?
(a) Ana's Story.
(b) Hungry: A Mother and Daughter and Anorexia.
(c) The Best Little Girl in the World.
(d) Dying To Be Thin.

7. In the Afterword, Marya is having difficulty with ___________.
(a) Hurting those she loves.
(b) Talking to others about her pain.
(c) Feeling sorry for herself.
(d) Writing her story.

8. Why is the act of feeling bones exciting for Marya?
(a) She is on her way to recovery.
(b) It means she is dying, which she wants.
(c) She is able to control herself and her weight.
(d) She can feel her anorexic body returning.

9. What causes Marya to crash her father's car on the way home?
(a) A drunk driver crashed into her.
(b) She had not eaten in days and passed out.
(c) She was angry with him.
(d) She was drunk.

10. By saying this, what becomes all right?
(a) Marya's longing.
(b) Marya's pride in the weight loss.
(c) Marya's quest for love.
(d) Marya's feelings.

11. Now, why does Marya think her problems started again?
(a) Being in her parents' house causes her to regress.
(b) She was too tired to fight.
(c) Eating causes her to feel sad and guilty.
(d) She wanted them to happen again.

12. When Marya's parents come home from their first trip, what do they find?
(a) The man Marya had sex with.
(b) The house is a complete mess.
(c) The toilet is clogged with vomit.
(d) Marya is very thin.

13. The antibiotic that the doctor gives Marya _______________.
(a) Makes her head hurt.
(b) Makes her throw up.
(c) Makes her want to eat more.
(d) Makes her not eat.

14. What is the smartest thing that someone can do for someone else recovering from an eating disorder?
(a) Not applauding their weight loss.
(b) Holding firm with them.
(c) All are correct.
(d) Not allowing them to hide their actions.

15. What does Marya like about her body?
(a) She can use it to make her husband do whatever she wants.
(b) She can completely control it.
(c) She can feel the bones showing again.
(d) It feels stong.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Marya live with while in California?

2. Where does Marya decide to go to school?

3. What happens to her body during this time?

4. What does Marya tell her brother about her body?

5. At this point, how many calories is she having per day?

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