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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the essay "The Trouble with Prince Charming," what teenage book series does Gay mention is a modern day fairytale?
(a) The Twilight series.
(b) The Sweet Valley High series.
(c) The Boxcar series.
(d) The Girl With the Dragon Tatoo series.

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

3. In the essay "The Careless Language of Sexual Violence," what phrase refers to a culture where where it is acceptable for males to treat females violently?
(a) Feminism.
(b) Sex culture.
(c) Masculinity.
(d) Rape culture.

4. In the essay "Not Here to Make Friends," what popular movie does Gay reference as an example of a woman pretending in a relationship?
(a) Runaway Bride.
(b) Bridesmaids.
(c) Gone Girl.
(d) Girl with the Dragon Tatoo.

5. In the essay "I Once Was Miss America," what is the name of the woman who actually wins Miss America?
(a) Jessica Wakefield.
(b) Vanessa Williams.
(c) Lila Fowler.
(d) Cindy Crawford.

6. In "Typical First Year Professor," what does the narrator compare compiling her professional portfolio to?
(a) Making music.
(b) A game.
(c) Arts and crafts for adults.
(d) Paint by number for adults.

7. According to the essay "The Trouble with Prince Charming," what did the characters in the Fifty Shades of Grey series need to sign prior to starting a relationship?
(a) A marriage license.
(b) A journal entry.
(c) A new bank account.
(d) A contract.

8. What television show does Gay say she studies for advice on law in her essay "The Spectacle of Broken Men"?
(a) Rescue 911.
(b) Law and Order.
(c) CNN.
(d) House of Cards.

9. 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) Post cards.
(b) Journal entries.
(c) Text messages.
(d) Letters.

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

11. According to the essay "A Tale of Three Coming Out Stories," what popular journalist "came out" in 2012?
(a) Anderson Cooper.
(b) Hunter S. Thompson.
(c) Andrew Cooper.
(d) Cooper Anderson.

12. 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) "Runaway Bride."
(d) "Bridesmaids."

13. What does Gay state, in her essay "The Illusion of Safety," that life apparently requires?
(a) Personal strength.
(b) A dose of courage.
(c) Optimism.
(d) A trigger warning.

14. In the essay "What We Hunger For," what happened to Gay as a teenager in the woods?
(a) She was raped.
(b) She was saved.
(c) She was asked to prom.
(d) She was rescued.

15. In the essay "Girls, Girls, Girls," what group of people are often left out of popular cultures (such as television shows and films)?
(a) People of color.
(b) Women over forty.
(c) Hispanics.
(d) Women.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the essay "How We All Lose," what does Gay say we need to overcome?

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

3. What is the name of the first female astronaut, as referenced in "A Tale of Three Coming Out Stories"?

4. In the essay "Garish, Glorious Spectacles," who is the green girl rising?

5. According to the essay "How We All Love," what percent of the 535 seats in the 113th Congress do women represent?

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