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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 "Garish, Glorious Spectacles," who is the green girl rising?
(a) Jenny.
(b) Maria.
(c) Joan.
(d) Ruth.
2. According to "What We Hunger For," what adjective best describes the Hunger Games female protagonist?
(a) Sly.
(b) Strong.
(c) Sensitive.
(d) Sweet.
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) Jessica Alba.
(b) Denise Richards.
(c) Faith Hill.
(d) Meg Ryan.
4. In the essay "Girls, Girls, Girls," what group of people are often left out of popular cultures (such as television shows and films)?
(a) Hispanics.
(b) People of color.
(c) Women.
(d) Women over forty.
5. In the essay "Garish, Glorious Spectacles," what is the best word to describe the novel Green Girl?
(a) Humorous.
(b) Cunning.
(c) Searing.
(d) Tragic.
Short Answer Questions
1. In the essay "The Spectacle of Broken Men," what did many people call the man who killed the rapist?
2. In the essay "Reaching for Catharsis," what kind of camp does Gay attend as a teenager?
3. In the essay "Blurred Lines, Indeed," what is the name of the musician who sings about giving a good girl what she really wants?
4. According to the essay "How to Be Friends width Another Woman," who should a woman never date or become romantically involved?
5. What does Gay state, in her essay "The Illusion of Safety," that life apparently requires?
Short Essay Questions
1. In "To Scratch, Claw, or Grope Clumsily or Frantically," how does Gay respond when she hears all the rules to the game?
2. In the essay "The Trouble with Prince Charming, or He Who Trespassed Against Us," what does Gay suggest that the Fifty Grades series is, at its core?
3. In the essay "Some Jokes Are Funnier Than Others," why did the class clown get in trouble?
4. In the essay "The Trouble with Prince Charming," how are readers supposed to respond to Ana's character in the Fifty Grades series?
5. In the essay "Blurred Lines, Indeed," Gay has mixed feelings about female rape victims telling their stories. What does she predict will happen?
6. In "To Scratch, Claw, or Grope Clumsily or Frantically," what disturbing news does Gay receive while at the tournament?
7. IIn the essay "Beyond the Measure of Men," what does Gay say about female writers and the aspects of publishing over which they have control?
8. Why does Gay suggest that safety is an illusion, in the essay "The Illusion of Safety"?
9. In "Typical First Year Professor," how does Gay react before teaching her first class?
10. Why does Gay suggest that readers are not to like the character Countess Olenska, as referenced in the essay "Not Here to Make Friends"?
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