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

2. In "Typical First Year Professor," what does Gay do before teaching her first class?
(a) Have a nightmare.
(b) Cry.
(c) Scream.
(d) Vomit.

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

4. In the essay To Scratch, Claw, or Grope Clumsily or Frantically, what does Gay say you cannot do at a Scrabble tournament?
(a) Pee.
(b) Cheat.
(c) Yell.
(d) Cry.

5. Who does Gay overhear speaking poorly about her while in graduate school, in the essay "Feel Me. See Me. Hear Me. Reach Me?"
(a) A classmate.
(b) Her boss.
(c) Her boyfriend.
(d) A professor.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. Approximately how old is the narrator in "Typical First Year Professor"?

5. In "To Scratch, Claw, or Grope Clumsily or Frantically," what is the name of Gay's original nemesis?

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