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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 keeps Marya eating?

2. After Marya returns to school and meets her new roommate, what does she weigh?

3. Now, why does Marya think her problems started again?

4. What does aftermath mean?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What body systems do not work right as a result of Marya's disorders?

2. Why do Marya's bad habits with food quickly come back?

3. While going to American University, what happens to Marya's body and mind?

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

5. Whom does she now harass to talk to about her weight?

6. What does Duane's hug provide for Marya?

7. What does Marya realize about her desire to lose weight?

8. How does Marya attempt to trick the doctors, her parents, and her friends into thinking she is healthy?

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

10. What does Marya wish that her husband would notice?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Disconnection with the mind and body is a theme that continually occurs throughout the novel. Give three examples of where and when Marya feels disconnected. Be sure to explain the circumstances.

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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