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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Since many patients are bulimic, what must the doctors keep an eye on?

2. What doctor will not help Marya at Methodist?

3. When Marya is ________ she becomes pregnant?

4. Why does Marya become extremely angry with a doctor?

5. In a ballet class, what does four-year-old Mayra feel about her own body?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Marya is about to leave for her new school, what does she feel?

2. What becomes a coincidence for Marya when she goes to Interlochen?

3. What does Marya realize about the girl's folder?

4. Why is a school for the arts an easy place to hide an eating disorder?

5. What causes Marya to be obsessed by sex?

6. What does Marya use besides bulimia to fill a void in her life?

7. When a friend finally tells a school counselor about Marya's problem, how does Marya feel?

8. As a child, how does Marya act when she is alone?

9. What does Marya feel at the age of five and why?

10. How does the novel begin?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Marya notices that the women in her family have a terrible problem with food. Choose three of Marya's family members and discuss their feelings about food. How are they similar or different to Marya's food issues?

Essay Topic 2

Throughout the novel, Marya constantly thinks her body is disgusting and awful. In reality, what Marya puts her body through causes it to become sickly, disfigured, and unattractive.

1) When does Marya finally realize the extent of the damages to her body?

2) To her psyche?

3) To all those around her?

Essay Topic 3

Through the interludes, Marya is able to reflect back on her old life and old ways. Are the interludes effective?

If so, why or why not? What is the tone of the reflection? Is it different than the rest of the autobiographies?

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