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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. What happens when Jane and Marya meet?

2. Before she leaves for winter break, what is Marya eating?

3. What does Marya's visit to Methodist Hospital foreshadow?

4. How did Mayra's parents use Mayra?

5. When she became pregnant, what didn't Marya know about?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What action gets the story moving quickly?

5. To add to her sex and eating addictions, what else happens to Marya?

6. What details and statistics does Marya give in this section of the book?

7. What observations does Marya have concerning wealth and money?

8. As a child, what does Marya want besides a perfect body?

9. Why does Marya decide to switch from bulimia to anorexia?

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

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

Why are the anorexics and bulimics working against each other while they are in rehab? How does this help or hinder their therapeutic process at Lowe House?

Essay Topic 3

When Marya moves back into her parents' house while taking class at a university what happens to her? Why do her old habits return? What should her parents have done to promote her continued success and rehabilitation?

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