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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 will Marya change her life soon?

2. When Marya visits home, what makes her parents realize she is not getting better?

3. Although Marya is dating and making new friends at school, what happens at night?

4. What does Mayra do at home while she is alone?

5. What are some of Marya's rituals?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. How does Marya begin leading a double life in this section of the novel?

7. After arriving at Lowe House, what is Marya warned about by another patient?

8. To Marya, what were eating disorders an excuse for?

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

10. In Interlude-November 5, 1996, what does Marya describe?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

As the novel reaches its climax, Marya's weight plummets. How does the author use this information to build suspense and propel her plot along? What literary techniques does the author employ? Do you think he is successful?

Essay Topic 2

The book ends with the question as to whether Marya will survive her recovery. Describe the end of the book. Do you think that Marya's conclusion was effective? Explain why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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