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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Politics, Gender & Race Essays 1 & 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Girls, Girls, Girls," what is the film mentioned by Gay as an example of film revolutionizing female characters?
(a) "27 Dresses."
(b) "Titanic."
(c) "Runaway Bride."
(d) "Bridesmaids."

2. What HBO television series created by Lena Dunham does Gay analyze in the essay "Girls, Girls, Girls"?
(a) "Sex and the City."
(b) "Say Yes to the Dress."
(c) "Girls."
(d) "Project Runway."

3. According to the essay "The Trouble with Prince Charming," what word best describe Christian Grey?
(a) Sensitive.
(b) Kind.
(c) Controlling.
(d) Innocent.

4. What is the name of the book series with which Gay was obsessed in "I Once Was Miss America" ?
(a) The Babysitter's Club series.
(b) The Sweet Valley High series.
(c) The Sherlock Holmes series.
(d) The Agatha Cristie mystery series.

5. In the essay "Garish, Glorious Spectacles," who is the noted as the main character in the novel Green Girl?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Jenny.
(c) Maria.
(d) Ruth.

Short Answer Questions

1. What book does Gay reference in her essay "Beyond the Measure of Men" as an example of short stories that tell the many ways men and women failure one another?

2. What female issue does Gay say in complex, in her essay "Garish, Glorious Spectacles"?

3. In the essay "When Twitter Does What Journalism Cannot," how does Gay describe the world in which we live?

4. In the essay "Beyond the Measure of Men," what two authors wrote novels that are classified as "women's fiction"?

5. What was senator Davis fighting for, as stated in the essay "When Twitter Does What Journalism Cannot"?

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