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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The first time her parents leave Marya alone, what happens?
(a) She behaves herself.
(b) She begins cutting herself.
(c) She binges and eats all the food in the house.
(d) She locks herself in her room.

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

3. Where does Marya find herself in 1991?
(a) At home with her parents.
(b) At Methodist Hospital.
(c) At Lowe House.
(d) In college.

4. Whom does Marya meet at school?
(a) Other girls with disorders.
(b) Some new friends.
(c) The boy she will later marry.
(d) More boys to sleep with.

5. What does Marya begin to lose her control over?
(a) Sleep.
(b) Time.
(c) Ability to walk.
(d) Ability to write.

6. After she cuts all of her hair off, what does Marya realize?
(a) She is in control of her body.
(b) She hates herself.
(c) She has lost all control over her impulses.
(d) She can never change her mental state.

7. By Christmas, what does she weigh?
(a) 50 pounds.
(b) 75 pounds.
(c) 40 pounds.
(d) 80 pounds.

8. What keeps Marya eating?
(a) Her dark passenger.
(b) Her husband's will.
(c) The doctors from the hospital.
(d) She realizes what it is like to be a healthy human being.

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

10. How does Marya chicken out and not take advantage of her opportunity to get better?
(a) She refuses to leave her room.
(b) She takes advantage of her new opportunity to grow.
(c) She drinks massive amounts or water and hides laxatives.
(d) She hides behind the friends she makes.

11. What does this person think about Marya's actions towards food?
(a) Crazy.
(b) Should stop right away.
(c) Easy to change.
(d) Normal.

12. When Marya visits home, what makes her parents realize she is not getting better?
(a) She is too thin.
(b) The pipes burst from all of her purging.
(c) They hear her throwing up in the bathroom.
(d) She is caught in a lie.

13. To hide her purging, what does Marya do?
(a) She refuses to throw up.
(b) She throws up in trash bags.
(c) She lies to everyone.
(d) She throws up in her suitcase.

14. What does Marya want from her family?
(a) For them to respect her.
(b) For them to love her.
(c) For them to care for her.
(d) For them to say she looks skinnier.

15. If Marya does not eat, what will happen?
(a) She will get very tired.
(b) She will starve.
(c) They will force her to eat.
(d) The other girls will be mad at her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has Marya realized about life over the years?

2. To feel better, what does Marya decide to do?

3. Who picks Marya up off the highway?

4. Although Marya is dating and making new friends at school, what happens at night?

5. What causes Marya to crash her father's car on the way home?

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