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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Race & Entertainment Essays 1-3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the essay "To Scratch, Claw, or Grope Clumsily or Frantically," how many possible Scrabble words exist in "completely"?
(a) 200.
(b) 207.
(c) 235.
(d) 227.

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

3. What short story collection contains many stories with seemingly unlikeable women, according to the essay "Not Here to make Friends"?
(a) Men Without Women.
(b) Shakespeare's sonnets.
(c) A Christmas Carol.
(d) Battleborn.

4. According to the essay "The Solace of Preparing Fried Foods," how long is the movie "The Help"?
(a) 3 hours.
(b) 2 hours and 17 minutes.
(c) 2 hours and 5 minutes.
(d) 2 hours and 20 minutes.

5. In "Typical First Year Professor," what holiday does the narrator reference in her comparison of teaching to a child sitting at an adult dinner table?
(a) Christmas.
(b) Thanksgiving.
(c) Halloween.
(d) Easter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the book that Gay references in "The Smooth Surfaces of Idyll," noting that the many of the characters find happiness?

2. In the essay "Some Jokes Are Funnier Than Others," what has the comedian done that appalls Gay?

3. In the essay "Not Here to Make Friends," what does Gay say was dead to her as a teenager?

4. What does Gay bring to one of her first classes to intrigue the students in "Typical First Year Professor"?

5. In the essay "How We All Lose," what does Gay say we need to overcome?

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