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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Marya think of her life in D.C.?
(a) It is the ideal life.
(b) It is very productive.
(c) She describes it as suicidal.
(d) She meets very cool people.

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

3. When Marya practices anorexia, how does she feel?
(a) Like she is losing control.
(b) Calm.
(c) Like she is completely in control of her life.
(d) The happiest she has ever felt.

4. Does Marya think that eating disorders occur often in this country?
(a) No, only in affluent homes.
(b) Yes, in homes all over America.
(c) No, only in a few homes.
(d) No, only in poverty stricken areas.

5. What happens to her body during this time?
(a) She gains 15 pounds.
(b) She loses 15 pounds.
(c) She has night sweats.
(d) She loses her memory.

6. At Lowe House, what is the approach of the therapists?
(a) To treat the patients poorly.
(b) To care about the patients as victims and people.
(c) To monitor the patient's every move.
(d) To trust the patient's judgment.

7. Marya decides to abort her own baby by _____________.
(a) Taking a prescription drug.
(b) Refusing to eat for days.
(c) Going to an abortion clinic.
(d) Throwing herself down the stairs.

8. What does Marya realize will happen after she leaves the treatment center?
(a) No one will love her outisde the center.
(b) She will be trapped with her parents.
(c) She will have to end her eating disorder.
(d) She will begin smoking to stay thin.

9. What does she worry about?
(a) Scaring her husband.
(b) Hurting her family.
(c) Her body getting fatter.
(d) Getting too thin.

10. To Marya, there is no ___________ , only success or failure.
(a) Even ground.
(b) Middle ground.
(c) Balance.
(d) Middle.

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

12. What has Marya realized about life over the years?
(a) She is unable to sustain life by herself.
(b) Being beautiful will make things better.
(c) Being thinner, prettier, or different will not make life different.
(d) Being thin leads to happiness.

13. What does her husband do?
(a) He refuses to mention the weight loss.
(b) Cares for her.
(c) Makes her believe in his love for her.
(d) Creates a safe place for Mayra to be.

14. What does Marya realize that her eating disorders have done to her body?
(a) Made her more attractive.
(b) Caused her to become stronger.
(c) Made her look the best she has ever looked.
(d) Made her unattractive.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Marya's parents come home from their first trip, what do they find?

2. When Mayra moves out of her parents' house, what does she stop doing?

3. By saying this, what becomes all right?

4. What happens the second weekend that Marya is left alone?

5. While she was writing the book, what else changed in her body?

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