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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," what does Gay accuse too many people of becoming?
(a) Privilege police.
(b) Privilege haters.
(c) Privilege criminals.
(d) Privilege supporters.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

5. In "Typical First Year Professor," what does Gay do before teaching her first class?

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