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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. As a result of her eating disorder, what would often happen to Marya?

2. What does Marya believe about her body?

3. Instead of going to school, how does Marya spend her time?

4. What happens when Jane and Marya meet?

5. Many girls in the Interlochen community supported Marya's ______.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Marya refer to this section of the book as "Take 1"?

2. As Marya turns eight, what happens to her body?

3. Why is Marya writing this novel?

4. How does the novel begin?

5. What causes Marya to be obsessed by sex?

6. When Marya looks at her file, what does she see?

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

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

9. What also leads Mayra do develop a strange relationship to food?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Throughout the novel, Marya searches for people who will love her, care for her, and understand her. How is her bulimia, anorexia, and sex addiction a call for her? Does she receive the help she needs too late?

Essay Topic 2

Which of the following characters do you believe most caused Marya's eating disorders?

- Father

- Grandmother

- Young Cousin

- Mother

- Husbands

Essay Topic 3

How do friends and family blind themselves to Marya's issues? Describe 5 instances in which they have expressed their ignorance. escribe 2 instances where people actually noticed Marya's issues.

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