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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. By Christmas, what does she weigh?

2. When Marya visits home, what makes her parents realize she is not getting better?

3. At Lowe House, what is the approach of the therapists?

4. For Marya, what was the need for the eating disorder?

5. What happens the second weekend that Marya is left alone?

Short Essay Questions

1. What gives Marya the ability to carry on with her life and fight everyday?

2. Why is Marya afraid to fall asleep, and how does not sleeping affect her?

3. When Marya feels like she is having a nervous breakdown, what is really happening?

4. What body systems do not work right as a result of Marya's disorders?

5. What will Marya always worry about?

6. What does Marya wish that her husband would notice?

7. While at school, what does Marya begin to do to herself?

8. What does Duane's hug provide for Marya?

9. How does 1991 get off to a good start for Marya?

10. Why does Marya decide to visit Kathi?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Marya thinks that her body is a costume that she can constantly change. If it does not make her happy, she can switch it out and be happier.

1) How many different faces does Marya have growing up?

2) Find 3 instances of how Marya hides herself with these masks.

3) Does this make it difficult for those around her to get to know her?

Essay Topic 2

The book ends with the question as to whether Marya will survive her recovery. Describe the end of the book. Do you think that Marya's conclusion was effective? Explain why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Throughout the novel, Marya searches for people who will love her, care for her, and understand her. How is her bulimia, anorexia, and sex addiction a call for her? Does she receive the help she needs too late?

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