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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Race & Entertainment Essays 4-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the essay "How We All Lose," what is the name of the first book that Gay criticizes for being too limited?
(a) Men are From Mars, Women are From Venus.
(b) Big Little Liars.
(c) The End of Men.
(d) Men Without Women.

2. To what film does Gay refer in her essay "Surviving Django"?
(a) 12 Years a Slave.
(b) Django.
(c) Pulp Fiction
(d) Inglorious Bastards.

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

4. In the essay "The Solace of Preparing Fried Foods," what phrase does Gay use when referring to the film "The Help"?
(a) Emotionally contriving.
(b) Emotionally moving.
(c) Emotionally riveting.
(d) Emotionally manipulative.

5. In the essay "Reaching for Catharsis," how many pounds overweight is the main character of the novel Skinny?
(a) 20.
(b) 30.
(c) 100.
(d) 50.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In her essay "A Tale of Three Coming Out Stories," what does Gay suggest that people feel most comfortable with?

3. What is the name of the contemporary artist that Gay references in the essay "The Smooth Surfaces of Idyll"?

4. In the essay "Some Jokes Are Funnier Than Others," what has the comedian done that appalls Gay?

5. In the essay "Dear Young Ladies Who Love Chris Brown," who is Gay's primary audience?

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