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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. 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.

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

3. What does Marya like about her body?
(a) It feels stong.
(b) She can completely control it.
(c) She can feel the bones showing again.
(d) She can use it to make her husband do whatever she wants.

4. For Marya, what was the need for the eating disorder?
(a) Something to do.
(b) She could hide behind it.
(c) A way to make her memorable.
(d) A way to avoid the pain and reality of life.

5. 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) Marya is having tremors.
(d) How skinny Marya has gotten.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Marya live with while in California?

2. When Marya practices anorexia, how does she feel?

3. After Marya returns to school and meets her new roommate, what does she weigh?

4. What makes getting Marya's teeth extracted difficult?

5. What does Marya realize will happen after she leaves the treatment center?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Duane's hug provide for Marya?

2. Why is Marya afraid to fall asleep, and how does not sleeping affect her?

3. What does Marya wish that her husband would notice?

4. While going to American University, what happens to Marya's body and mind?

5. What does Marya almost refuse to take?

6. Why do Marya's bad habits with food quickly come back?

7. While at school, what does Marya begin to do to herself?

8. What gives Marya the ability to carry on with her life and fight everyday?

9. When does Marya's brother finally realize how thin Marya is?

10. Slowly, what does Marya begin to think about her skinny looks?

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