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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Because of the seriousness of her condition, what must Marya endure?
(a) Random searches.
(b) A straight jacket.
(c) Cruelty of other patients.
(d) Twenty-four hour surveillance.

2. While she was writing the book, what else changed in her body?
(a) Her hair grew back.
(b) Her finger nails grew.
(c) She grew three inches taller.
(d) Her body healed.

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

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

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

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

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

8. After leaving Lowe house and moving in with her parents, what happens to Marya?
(a) She begins to smoke to not get fat.
(b) She goes to her grandmother for advice.
(c) She slowly slips back into her old eating habits.
(d) She has several car accidents.

9. In the end, Marya thinks that her eating disorder is _____.
(a) Something she cannot overcome.
(b) An excuse to not live life.
(c) Something she will always fight.
(d) Something she must fix by herself.

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

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

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

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

14. What is the tone of this Interlude?
(a) Sad.
(b) Tired.
(c) Remorseful.
(d) Regretful.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Marya realize makes her strong?

2. What does Marya want from her family?

3. Where does Marya find herself in 1991?

4. What keeps Marya eating?

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

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