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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Gay tell the crying young girl in the dressing room?
(a) She told her to buy all black clothes.
(b) She told her to ignore her mother.
(c) She told her to love herself.
(d) Gay told her she was beautiful.

2. What was the first tattoo that Gay got?
(a) Her lover's name.
(b) A heart.
(c) A woman with wings.
(d) An ancient symbol.

3. Which holiday does Gay routinely spend with her extended family in Florida?
(a) Easter.
(b) Thanksgiving.
(c) New Year's Eve.
(d) Fourth of July.

4. What did Gay have to do in front of an audience that humiliated her?
(a) Get up off the floor after falling.
(b) Haul herself onto a stage that had no stairs leading to it.
(c) Eat a piece of cake.
(d) Shake hands with a dictator.

5. Where was Gay's first teaching job following her PhD program?
(a) Eastern Illinois University.
(b) University of Scranton.
(c) Yale University.
(d) Northwestern University.

6. What does Gay think was dangerous about the outcome of The Biggest Loser for the winner she focuses on?
(a) She underwent risky surgery to lose weight.
(b) She lost too much weight.
(c) She used dangerous drugs to lose weight.
(d) She did not lose enough weight.

7. Which eating disorder did Gay struggle with?
(a) Anorexia.
(b) Trichophagia.
(c) Wasting syndrome.
(d) Bulimia.

8. What is one specific diet Gay mentions that her father gifts her to try?
(a) Jenny Craig.
(b) Richard Simmons's Deal-a-Meal.
(c) Weight Watchers.
(d) The Atkins Diet.

9. What kind of chairs does Gay dread having to sit in?
(a) Wooden chairs.
(b) Chairs with arms or armrests that do not move.
(c) Wingback chairs.
(d) IKEA chairs.

10. Gay often finds herself doing what in relationships?
(a) Apologizing.
(b) Yelling.
(c) Walking out.
(d) Suggesting therapy.

11. What kinds of clothes does Gay say she favors?
(a) Floral patterns.
(b) Geographic patterns.
(c) Big, bright colors.
(d) Dark, simple clothes.

12. Who is Gay's current personal trainer?
(a) Cooper.
(b) Raquel.
(c) Christa.
(d) Tijay.

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

14. What is the name of the TV show Gay discusses in which participants gain and then lose weight?
(a) A Personal Trainer's Hell.
(b) Extreme Athletic Makeover.
(c) Fit to Fat to Fit.
(d) Can't Stay Fat.

15. How long did Gay stay on the recumbent bike when she was trying to outlast the thin woman next to her?
(a) 35 minutes.
(b) 90 minutes.
(c) 60 minutes.
(d) 20 minutes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Gay grew very frustrated while trying to make which dish?

2. What food service did Gay join in 2014?

3. Which magazine did Gay have to do a professional photo shoot for?

4. What reality TV show dealing with weight loss does Gay discuss at length?

5. What food is the staple of Haitian meals according to Gay?

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