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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. In the Afterword, what is wrong with Marya's body?

2. By Christmas, what does she weigh?

3. After leaving Lowe house and moving in with her parents, what happens to Marya?

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

5. Whom does Marya meet at school?

Short Essay Questions

1. What will Marya always worry about?

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

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

4. In Interlude-November 5, 1996, what does Marya describe?

5. How does Marya's experience at Lowe House differ from Methodist Hospital?

6. What does Marya realize about her desire to lose weight?

7. After arriving at Lowe House, what is Marya warned about by another patient?

8. Why do Marya's bad habits with food quickly come back?

9. Whom does she now harass to talk to about her weight?

10. Why does Marya decide to visit Kathi?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When Marya moves back into her parents' house while taking class at a university what happens to her? Why do her old habits return? What should her parents have done to promote her continued success and rehabilitation?

Essay Topic 2

As the novel reaches its climax, Marya's weight plummets. How does the author use this information to build suspense and propel her plot along? What literary techniques does the author employ? Do you think he is successful?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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