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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following did one of Gay's controlling partners tell her not to do?
(a) Swing her arms as she walked.
(b) Eat at restaurants.
(c) Wear colorful clothes.
(d) Write.

2. What does Gay say always happens when she starts losing weight on a diet or exercise program?
(a) She stays on track and loses a significant amount of weight.
(b) She develops bulimia.
(c) She gets terrified and begins gaining the weight back.
(d) She considers having risky surgery.

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

4. What did Gay do to try to please a controlling partner?
(a) Buy a new wardrobe.
(b) Get her makeup professionally done.
(c) Eat only protein.
(d) Cut off all her hair.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Gay's favorite cooking show?

2. Who is the host of Gay's favorite cooking show?

3. What is Gay's reaction when people try to shame her for being fat?

4. Which food did Gay eat a lot of during her twenties?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Gay characterize her relationship with Jon?

2. What medical reason does Gay say is responsible for contestants on shows like The Biggest Loser gaining most of their weight back?

3. What kind of a job does Gay have while she is living in Phoenix?

4. What does Gay think about the reality television show The Biggest Loser?

5. How does Gay feel about exercise?

6. What problem does Gay have when she starts to lose weight and begins feeling better about herself?

7. What are some of Gay’s challenges with air travel?

8. How does Gay’s family reestablish contact with her after she moves to the west coast?

9. Why does Gay eventually call her parents and go back home?

10. Why does Gay say she is envious of anorexic girls even though she knows they are also struggling terribly?

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