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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. At the end of the chapter, what is Marya allowed to do?
(a) Go to stay with relatives.
(b) Take dance classes.
(c) Read her books and live in her own world.
(d) Take classes at the University of Minnesota.

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

3. What does Marya want from her family?
(a) For them to say she looks skinnier.
(b) For them to care for her.
(c) For them to respect her.
(d) For them to love her.

4. Whom does Marya meet at school?
(a) Other girls with disorders.
(b) The boy she will later marry.
(c) Some new friends.
(d) More boys to sleep with.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Although Marya is dating and making new friends at school, what happens at night?

2. When Marya goes to the hospital weighing 82 pounds, the doctor suggests that she try to gain weight. What does this show?

3. Why is the act of feeling bones exciting for Marya?

4. What causes Marya to crash her father's car on the way home?

5. What does Marya realize that her eating disorders have done to her body?

Short Essay Questions

1. What body systems do not work right as a result of Marya's disorders?

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

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

4. In Interlude-Present Day, what does Marya discuss?

5. How does Marya's experience at Lowe House differ from Methodist Hospital?

6. What will Marya always worry about?

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

8. How does Marya attempt to trick the doctors, her parents, and her friends into thinking she is healthy?

9. What does the antibiotic do to Marya's system?

10. What are Marya's main reasons for not committing suicide or giving up on living?

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