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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 "Reaching for Catharsis," what kind of camp does Gay attend as a teenager?
(a) Fat camp.
(b) Band camp.
(c) Outdoor camp.
(d) Skinny camp.

2. In "Peculiar Benefits," where does Gay travel with her family to learn about privilege?
(a) Guatemala.
(b) Mexico.
(c) Japan.
(d) Haiti.

3. According to the essay "How We All Lose," what does every writer have?
(a) A dream.
(b) A demon.
(c) An inner critic.
(d) An obsession.

4. In the essay "I Once Was Miss America," what does Gay say is contagious?
(a) Laughter.
(b) Happiness.
(c) Wealth.
(d) Popularity.

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 the essay "A Tale of Three Coming Out Stories," what popular journalist "came out" in 2012?

2. As referenced in the essay "A Tale of Three Coming Out Stories," how many out of ten LGBT teenagers report being bulled at school?

3. What sport do both Elizabeth and Jessica Wakefield participate in, as mentioned in the essay "I Once Was Miss America"?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. In the essay "The Trouble with Prince Charming, or He Who Trespassed Against Us," what is the truth about fairytales?

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

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

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

5. What is subtly suggested as the reason Gay gains so much weight in the essay "Reaching for Catharsis"?

6. In "Typical First Year Professor," how does Gay react before teaching her first class?

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

8. In the essay "A Tale of Three Coming Out Stories," what does Gay say that people like, in this information age?

9. In the essay "The Trouble with Prince Charming," how are readers supposed to respond to Ana's character in the Fifty Grades series?

10. When Gay reflects on the book by Jennifer Pozner in her essay "Garish, Glorious Spectacles," how does she say women are portrayed in reality television?

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