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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Gender & Sexuality Essays 1-4.

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) 227.
(b) 235.
(c) 207.
(d) 200.

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

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

4. In "Girls, Girls, Girls," what is the film mentioned by Gay as an example of film revolutionizing female characters?
(a) "Titanic."
(b) "Runaway Bride."
(c) "27 Dresses."
(d) "Bridesmaids."

5. In the essay "Garish, Glorious Spectacles," who is the green girl rising?
(a) Jenny.
(b) Ruth.
(c) Joan.
(d) Maria.

Short Answer Questions

1. What HBO television series created by Lena Dunham does Gay analyze in the essay "Girls, Girls, Girls"?

2. In the essay "I Once Was Miss America," what does Gay say is contagious?

3. In the essay "Garish, Glorious Spectacles," what is the best word to describe the novel Green Girl?

4. In the essay "Girls, Girls, Girls," what group of people are often left out of popular cultures (such as television shows and films)?

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

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