2. Why does Marya begin to cry after she has aborted the baby?
(a) She realizes what she has done.
(b) She thinks she looks fat.
(c) She realizes that her problems are still not solved.
(d) She is afraid of her parents finding out.

3. Where does Marya decide to go to school?
(a) New York University.
(b) Rice University.
(c) American University in Washington D.C.
(d) Washington University in St. Louis.

4. How is Marya handling a job and school?
(a) Very well. She has a 4.0.
(b) She is pretty average.
(c) Poorly she is failing.
(d) She does not have a job.

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

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

7. 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.

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

9. Even though she is still in recovery, what does she have to think hard about to break?
(a) Her manic thoughts.
(b) Her crazed feelings.
(c) Her throwing up.
(d) Her minimalist eating.

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

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

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

13. What happens the second weekend that Marya is left alone?
(a) She brings her boyfriend from California to see her.
(b) She brings a stranger home and has sex with him all weekend.
(c) She brings a friend to stay with her.
(d) She eats everything in the house.

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

15. As a child, Marya feels as though she is scared of____________.
(a) All clothes, especially shoes.
(b) All clothes, especially shirts.
(c) All clothes, especially socks.
(d) All clothes, especially jeans.