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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In the essay "The Spectacle of Broken Men," what did many people call the man who killed the rapist?
(a) A criminal.
(b) A monster.
(c) A god.
(d) A hero.

3. What is the name of the actress whom was abused by her famous husband, as mentioned in the essay "Dear Young Ladies Who Love Chris Brown"?
(a) Meg Ryan.
(b) Denise Richards.
(c) Jessica Alba.
(d) Faith Hill.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Approximately how old is the narrator in "Typical First Year Professor"?

2. What is the name of the Junot Diaz collection that Gay analyzes in "How We All Lose"?

3. In the essay "Not Here to Make Friends," what popular movie does Gay reference as an example of a woman pretending in a relationship?

4. In the essay "How We All Lose," what is the name of the first book that Gay criticizes for being too limited?

5. What is the name of the protagonist of the Hunger Games series, as referenced in "What We Hunger For"?

Short Essay Questions

1. At the end of the essay "Dear Young Ladies Who Love Chris Brown," what does Gay say to the ladies?

2. In the essay "Blurred Lines, Indeed," Gay has mixed feelings about female rape victims telling their stories. What does she predict will happen?

3. Accordingly to the essay "A Tale of Three Coming Out Stories," how do people react when a celebrity comes out as gay?

4. In the essay "Peculiar Benefits," what is the main lesson Gay learns while in Haiti?

5. In the essay "Garish, Glorious Spectacles," Gay references the novel Play It as It Lays and introduces the female protagonist Maria. How does Maria relate her experience of motherhood?

6. In the essay "Garish, Glorious Spectacles," what does the novel Green Girl suggest that all women have within them?

7. In the essay "Not Here to Make Friends," what does Gay state might be behind the likeability trends in contemporary society?

8. In the essay "The Careless Language of Sexual Violence," why does Gay find the rape that occurred in Texas so appalling?

9. In the essay Peculiar Benefits, what does Gay say is most important to do when it comes to privilege?

10. In "To Scratch, Claw, or Grope Clumsily or Frantically," how does Gay respond when she hears all the rules to the game?

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