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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Gender & Sexuality Essays 5-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "To Scratch, Claw, or Grope Clumsily or Frantically," what is the name of Gay's Scrabble sensei?
(a) Martin.
(b) Fred.
(c) Marty.
(d) Roger.

2. In "Peculiar Benefits," what two things does Gay cite as being a pain?
(a) Being black and being young.
(b) Being black and being a woman.
(c) Being white and being a woman.
(d) Being young and being a a woman.

3. In "Peculiar Benefits," where does Gay travel with her family to learn about privilege?
(a) Mexico.
(b) Japan.
(c) Haiti.
(d) Guatemala.

4. In the essay "Not Here to Make Friends," what does Gay think about the question of likeability even existing in literary conversations?
(a) That it is vital.
(b) That it is odd.
(c) That it is necessary.
(d) That it is sad.

5. According to the essay "Garish, Glorious Spectacles," what do women on reality television shows rarely demonstrate?
(a) Power.
(b) Self confidence.
(c) Emotion.
(d) Self-awareness.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the Junot Diaz collection that Gay analyzes in "How We All Lose"?

2. In "Typical First Year Professor," what does the narrator compare compiling her professional portfolio to?

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

4. In the essay To Scratch, Claw, or Grope Clumsily or Frantically, what does Gay say you cannot do at a Scrabble tournament?

5. In "Feel Me. See Me. Hear Me. Reach Me." how does Gay describe feeling at the end of graduate school?

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