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

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

3. What are some of Marya's rituals?
(a) Waiting until her parents have left to eat.
(b) Washing her hands constantly and straightening her space.
(c) Working too much and forgetting to eat.
(d) Only eating when she has performed certain tasks.

4. How does Marya chicken out and not take advantage of her opportunity to get better?
(a) She drinks massive amounts or water and hides laxatives.
(b) She takes advantage of her new opportunity to grow.
(c) She hides behind the friends she makes.
(d) She refuses to leave her room.

5. After she cuts all of her hair off, what does Marya realize?
(a) She can never change her mental state.
(b) She hates herself.
(c) She is in control of her body.
(d) She has lost all control over her impulses.

Short Answer Questions

1. To feel better, what does Marya decide to do?

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

3. How is Marya handling a job and school?

4. What does Mayra do at home while she is alone?

5. Why is this section called aftermath?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Marya realize about her desire to lose weight?

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

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

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

7. What will Marya always worry about?

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

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

10. How does this person not oblige Marya's whims?

(see the answer keys)

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