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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Gender & Sexuality Essays 9-13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the essay "Garish, Glorious Spectacles," who are the green girls interrupted?
(a) The women on reality television shows.
(b) The teenage mothers.
(c) The women who get divorced.
(d) The beautiful women.

2. 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 sad.
(b) That it is necessary.
(c) That it is odd.
(d) That it is vital.

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

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

5. What is the name of the contemporary artist that Gay references in the essay "The Smooth Surfaces of Idyll"?
(a) Thornton Dial.
(b) Andy Warhol.
(c) Frida Kahol.
(d) Vincent Van gogh.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the essay "The Spectacle of Broken Men," what did many people call the man who killed the rapist?

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

3. What does the main character in the novel Skinny need to write while at fat camp, as noted in the essay "Reaching for Catharsis"?

4. In the essay "The Smooth Surfaces of Idyll," what does Gay say is not a popular topic in fiction?

5. As referenced in the essay "A Tale of Three Coming Out Stories," how many out of ten LGBT teenagers report being bulled at school?

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