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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to the essay "The Spectacle of Broken Men," what was the relationship between the man and the girl who was raped?

3. In the essay "The Illusion of Safety," what sort of reactions does Gay experience to her triggers?

4. In the essay "The Careless Language of Sexual Violence," what psychological issue does gang-rape often lead to?

5. In "Typical First Year Professor," what holiday does the narrator reference in her comparison of teaching to a child sitting at an adult dinner table?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In "To Scratch, Claw, or Grope Clumsily or Frantically," how does Gay beat her nemesis the first time?

4. Why does Gay suggest that safety is an illusion, in the essay "The Illusion of Safety"?

5. In the essay "Beyond the Measure of Men," what happens when certain experiences are told through male narratives?

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

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 "Peculiar Benefits," what is the main lesson Gay learns while in Haiti?

9. In the essay "I Once Was Miss America," how does Gay react to Vanessa Williams being crowned Miss America?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay exploring how the author uses self implication to strengthen her themes of gender inequality, feminism, and/or reproductive freedom. How does she use her personal experiences (and sincerity) to illustrate her points?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay explaining the author's narrative tone toward the repeated attacks on reproductive freedom. Include examples from the text to support your assertion.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay explaining the author's perspective on "likability" as it relates to women and feminism. Include examples from the text that best support this concept.

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