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

2. By saying this, what becomes all right?

3. At Lowe House, what is the approach of the therapists?

4. After she cuts all of her hair off, what does Marya realize?

5. What book informs Marya's decision to become anorexic?

Short Essay Questions

1. What will Marya always worry about?

2. While at school, what does Marya begin to do to herself?

3. When does Marya's brother finally realize how thin Marya is?

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

5. How does Marya's experience at Lowe House differ from Methodist Hospital?

6. In Interlude-Present Day, what does Marya discuss?

7. What does the antibiotic do to Marya's system?

8. Why does Marya decide to visit Kathi?

9. How does this person not oblige Marya's whims?

10. Why is Marya afraid to fall asleep, and how does not sleeping affect her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare Marya's relationship with her father to her relationship with her mother. How did the two use Marya to get what they wanted?

Essay Topic 2

From reading the novel, Marya has given the reader several symptoms of bulimia and anorexia. List out 5 examples of actions or behaviors that anorexics and bulimics typically display.

Essay Topic 3

Mother/daughter relationships are unique to the people that participate in the relationship.

1) Describe Marya and her mother's relationship.

2) How do Marya and her mother effectively or ineffectively communicate with each other?

3) How could they have improved their relationship?

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