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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. According to the essay "When Less Is More," what is name of the white female prisonor on "Orange Is the New Black"?
(a) Piper.
(b) Stacy.
(c) Roxanne.
(d) Jenna.

2. In the essay "The Careless Language of Sexual Violence," how many men gang-raped the 11-year-old?
(a) 18.
(b) 20.
(c) 8.
(d) 10.

3. According to the essay "How We All Love," in what professional field does Rosin say women are acheiving success?
(a) Nursing.
(b) Education.
(c) Fashion.
(d) Pharmacy.

4. What does Gay bring to one of her first classes to intrigue the students in "Typical First Year Professor"?
(a) Chocolate.
(b) Legos.
(c) Pizza.
(d) Music.

5. What does the main character in the novel Skinny need to write while at fat camp, as noted in the essay "Reaching for Catharsis"?
(a) Letters.
(b) Post cards.
(c) Journal entries.
(d) Text messages.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the essay "The Illusion of Safety," what does Gay suggest that parents want for their children and themselves?

2. What is the name of the book that Gay references in "The Smooth Surfaces of Idyll," noting that the many of the characters find happiness?

3. According to the essay "How We All Lose," what does every writer have?

4. As stated in the essay "the Morality of Tyler Perry," what is the median age for a first marriage, for women?

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

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