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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. Because of the seriousness of her condition, what must Marya endure?

2. Whom does Marya live with while in California?

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

4. When Marya is six, what does she do with her life plan?

5. While she was writing the book, what else changed in her body?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. When Marya feels like she is having a nervous breakdown, what is really happening?

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

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

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

6. What does Marya almost refuse to take?

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

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

9. What are Marya's main reasons for not committing suicide or giving up on living?

10. What will Marya always worry about?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Marya is convinced that she desperately wanted to die or simply stop existing. What stopped her from committing suicide?

What currently keeps her wanting to continue her fight against her eating disorders?

Essay Topic 2

Throughout the novel, Marya searches for people who will love her, care for her, and understand her. How is her bulimia, anorexia, and sex addiction a call for her? Does she receive the help she needs too late?

Essay Topic 3

Which of the following characters do you believe most caused Marya's eating disorders?

- Father

- Grandmother

- Young Cousin

- Mother

- Husbands

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