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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Instead of focusing on getting better, what does Mayra practice while at Methodist's Treatment center?
(a) Her reading skills.
(b) Her acting skills.
(c) Her makeup skills.
(d) Her writing ability.

2. Many girls in the Interlochen community supported Marya's ______.
(a) Desires to become a great actress.
(b) Lack of confidence.
(c) Ability to become an amazing writer.
(d) Wish to control her eating.

3. As a girl, how did Marya react to the way she was treating her body?
(a) She became isolated from others.
(b) She hated herself for treating her body poorly.
(c) She showed no sorrow.
(d) She became depressed.

4. Since her blood pressure might drop suddenly, Marya could have ___________.
(a) A stroke.
(b) A diabetic reaction.
(c) A heart attack.
(d) A seizure.

5. What does Mayra still struggle with?
(a) Her feelings.
(b) Her eating disorders.
(c) Her insomnia.
(d) Her parents.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens during Marya's pregnancy?

2. Where industry did Mayra's parents work in?

3. What does Marya's visit to Methodist Hospital foreshadow?

4. In a ballet class, what does four-year-old Mayra feel about her own body?

5. How old is Marya when she becomes a fully developed woman?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Marya refer to this section of the book as "Take 1"?

2. What does Marya use besides bulimia to fill a void in her life?

3. Why does Marya decide to switch from bulimia to anorexia?

4. What does Marya realize about those around her from her past?

5. How does the novel begin?

6. What observations does Marya have concerning wealth and money?

7. What actions affect Marya while growing up?

8. As a child, how does Marya act when she is alone?

9. What details and statistics does Marya give in this section of the book?

10. What is very different about life in the clinic and how it might make a person feel like they have no privacy?

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