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

2. Marya decides to abort her own baby by _____________.
(a) Taking a prescription drug.
(b) Refusing to eat for days.
(c) Throwing herself down the stairs.
(d) Going to an abortion clinic.

3. When Marya visits home, what makes her parents realize she is not getting better?
(a) She is caught in a lie.
(b) She is too thin.
(c) The pipes burst from all of her purging.
(d) They hear her throwing up in the bathroom.

4. At Lowe House, what is the approach of the therapists?
(a) To care about the patients as victims and people.
(b) To treat the patients poorly.
(c) To trust the patient's judgment.
(d) To monitor the patient's every move.

5. When she is given anesthesia for the dental extraction, what happens?
(a) Her heart murmurs.
(b) Her heart stops.
(c) She has dreams about her past.
(d) She stops breathing.

Short Answer Questions

1. After leaving Lowe house and moving in with her parents, what happens to Marya?

2. Whose instructions are not being followed?

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

4. In the Afterword, what is wrong with Marya's body?

5. What does Marya tell her brother about her body?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Whom does she now harass to talk to about her weight?

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