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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 6 Lockup - Minneapolis (1991).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Mayra realize that she does not like to be touched?
(a) She was sexually abused.
(b) She becomes fearful when she is touched.
(c) She does not like for people to get close to her.
(d) She tries to dislike being touched because she yearns for it so much.

2. When Marya visits home, what makes her parents realize she is not getting better?
(a) The pipes burst from all of her purging.
(b) She is caught in a lie.
(c) She is too thin.
(d) They hear her throwing up in the bathroom.

3. As a girl, how did Marya react to the way she was treating her body?
(a) She hated herself for treating her body poorly.
(b) She became depressed.
(c) She became isolated from others.
(d) She showed no sorrow.

4. Marya's mother thinks __________ is responsible for Marya's eating disorder.
(a) Her.
(b) Marya.
(c) Marya's grandmother.
(d) Her father.

5. What happens to people that have not eaten in a long time or have not eaten properly?
(a) They refuse to eat.
(b) Their bodies do not know how to process food.
(c) They throw up more.
(d) They are constipated.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the introduction to the story show?

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

3. What does Marya believe about her body?

4. Marya decides to abort her own baby by _____________.

5. What does Marya realize about her lies?

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