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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Gender & Sexuality Essays 14-18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the Garret Keizer book that Gay references in "A Tale of Three Coming Out Stories"?
(a) Desert Solitaire.
(b) The Secret.
(c) Solitude.
(d) Privacy.

2. In the essay "The Spectacle of Broken Men," what is the name of the Penn State football player who was accused of sexually abusing young boys?
(a) Jerry Rice.
(b) Payton Manning.
(c) John Elway.
(d) Jerry Sandusky.

3. In the essay "Some Jokes Are Funnier Than Others," what male comedian does Gay criticize for his behavior?
(a) Jonah Hill.
(b) Chris Rock.
(c) Chris Farley.
(d) Daniel Tosh.

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

5. What is the name of the Junot Diaz collection that Gay analyzes in "How We All Lose"?
(a) "Death of a Salesman."
(b) "This is How You Lose Her."
(c) "This is How you Love Her."
(d) "On Beauty."

Short Answer Questions

1. According to James Wood (a writer Gay references in the essay "Not Here to Make Friends"), characters should be reflections of what?

2. In the essay "Garish, Glorious Spectacles," who is the noted as the main character in the novel Green Girl?

3. In the essay "Reaching for Catharsis," how many pounds overweight is the main character of the novel Skinny?

4. In the essay "Dear Young Ladies Who Love Chris Brown," who is the famous musician and former girlfriend whom Chris Brown physically hit?

5. What book does Gay reference in her essay "Beyond the Measure of Men" as an example of short stories that tell the many ways men and women failure one another?

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