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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Marya's opinion, what does the American Dream prompt women to do?
(a) Hate themselves.
(b) Create unrealistic expectations.
(c) Lose weight to be successful.
(d) Deny weight problems.

2. Just as Marya uses Bulimia to fill an emotional void, she uses _____ in the same way.
(a) Food.
(b) Love.
(c) Sex.
(d) Music.

3. When was the first Interlude of the book written?
(a) October, 1996.
(b) January, 2002.
(c) March, 1998.
(d) September, 1996.

4. In a ballet class, what does four-year-old Mayra feel about her own body?
(a) It is different than the other little girls.
(b) It is awesome.
(c) She fits in with them.
(d) She is not as coordinated.

5. To Mayra, what does sex do for her?
(a) Is pleasurable for her.
(b) Helps her feel a connection to men.
(c) Allows her to control men.
(d) Makes her feel trapped.

6. How long does Marya wait to tell her mother she started her period?
(a) A couple of days.
(b) Six months.
(c) A year.
(d) A month.

7. To live up to the rumors around her, what does Marya begin to do?
(a) Sleep with skanky boys.
(b) Try to do better in schoolk.
(c) Talk back to teachers.
(d) Act like a snob.

8. What tone is the Interlude written in?
(a) Tired.
(b) Regretful.
(c) Angry.
(d) Shameful.

9. What is her current weight?
(a) 135 pounds.
(b) 150 pounds.
(c) 115 pounds.
(d) 105 pounds.

10. As a result of her eating disorder, what would often happen to Marya?
(a) She would bite her fingernails.
(b) She would cough up blood.
(c) She would often fall.
(d) She would hit others.

11. After moving to Minnesota, what does Marya often use to calm her nerves?
(a) Spends time with her grandmother.
(b) She takes her mother's medication.
(c) She gets massages.
(d) She tries to pray to calm herslef.

12. What does Marya call her doctor in the book?
(a) A good mentor.
(b) Dokter Freud.
(c) A kind soul.
(d) Her BFF.

13. Growing up, how does Mayra feel in her body?
(a) She does not feel like one with herself.
(b) She thinks its wonderful.
(c) She feels good about herself until someone puts her down.
(d) She feels insecure.

14. Where is Methodist Hospital located?
(a) Minneapolis, Minnesota.
(b) Atlanta, Georgia.
(c) Charleston, South Carolina.
(d) New Orleans, Louisiana.

15. What does Marya realize about her lies?
(a) How obvious her lies were to her friends and family.
(b) Lying created many of her problems.
(c) How well she lied.
(d) Lies became a lifestyle.

Short Answer Questions

1. Instead of focusing on getting better, what does Mayra practice while at Methodist's Treatment center?

2. How old was Mayra when she became anorexic?

3. When Marya turns seven, where does her father plan to take her?

4. At the age of 4, what does Marya claim to be?

5. As a girl, how did Marya react to the way she was treating her body?

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