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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Chapters 42 - 62).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which well-known writer asked Gay why she gets tattoos?
(a) George Saunders.
(b) Column McCann.
(c) Zadie Smith.
(d) Jesmyn Ward.

2. What does Gay say is the only thing you need for writing?
(a) A good idea.
(b) Your imagination.
(c) A good teacher.
(d) A keyboard.

3. Where did Gay initially want to attend college?
(a) Yale University.
(b) New York University.
(c) Brown University.
(d) University of Pennsylvania.

4. What job did Gay's male partner during her PhD years do?
(a) Engineer.
(b) Basketball player.
(c) Professor.
(d) Logger.

5. How does Gay describe her personal life throughout her twenties?
(a) Calm.
(b) Mediocre.
(c) The hottest mess.
(d) Euphoric.

Short Answer Questions

1. What book does Gay's counselor give her that she found helpful?

2. What is one specific diet Gay mentions that her father gifts her to try?

3. Where did Gay want to attend her first-choice college?

4. What is the name of one of Gay's previous books?

5. What word does Gay object to that is commonly used to refer to the national spike in obesity?

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