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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Typical First Year Professor" and "To Scratch, Claw, or Grope Clumsily or Frantically".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Feel Me. See Me. Hear Me. Reach Me." how does Gay describe feeling at the end of graduate school?
(a) Confident.
(b) Burnt out.
(c) Excited.
(d) Scared.

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

3. In "To Scratch, Claw, or Grope Clumsily or Frantically," what is the name of Gay's original nemesis?
(a) Marty.
(b) Jacob.
(c) Henry.
(d) Hank.

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

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) Halloween.
(b) Easter.
(c) Thanksgiving.
(d) Christmas.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Feel Me. See Me. Hear Me. Reach Me." what BET show does it take Gay a long time to appreciate?

2. In "Peculiar Benefits," what two things does Gay cite as being a pain?

3. In "To Scratch, Claw, or Grope Clumsily or Frantically," what game is Gay playing and referring to?

4. In "Peculiar Benefits," what does Gay accuse too many people of becoming?

5. In "Feel Me. See Me. Hear Me. Reach Me." what does Gay repeatedly think to herself when around her co-workers?

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