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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. How did Mayra's parents try to reward her?

2. At the age of 4, what does Marya claim to be?

3. What does Marya call her doctor in the book?

4. To Mayra, what does sex do for her?

5. Why does Mayra realize that she does not like to be touched?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What causes Marya to be obsessed by sex?

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

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

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

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

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

9. What actions affect Marya while growing up?

10. What action gets the story moving quickly?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Marya considers bulimics to be very passionate and filled with desires. They, in her opinion, are also weak and always give in. Do you agree or disagree with her statement? Does it makes sense to you?

Essay Topic 2

Marya explains that anorexics have more control than bulimics. Anorexics are capable of completely neglecting their body. They also think they can exist without their bodies. What does this reasoning mean? How can someone live without their body?

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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