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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. In the Afterword, what is wrong with Marya's body?
(a) Her hair is falling out.
(b) She has lost some limbs.
(c) Her teeth are broken.
(d) Her immune and reproductive systems have shut down.

2. What does Marya tell her brother about her body?
(a) She is confident.
(b) She is confused.
(c) She is very weak.
(d) She is happy.

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

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

5. What does she worry about?
(a) Her body getting fatter.
(b) Getting too thin.
(c) Scaring her husband.
(d) Hurting her family.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Marya has a breakdown, what does this mean?

2. What has Marya realized about life over the years?

3. What does aftermath mean?

4. Why does Marya begin to cry after she has aborted the baby?

5. How is Marya handling a job and school?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. How does 1991 get off to a good start for Marya?

7. What marks the point where Marya's life starts to fall apart again?

8. After arriving at Lowe House, what is Marya warned about by another patient?

9. In Interlude-November 5, 1996, what does Marya describe?

10. How does Marya begin leading a double life in this section of the novel?

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