Trick Mirror Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The first line of the essay "Always Be Optimizing" states that "the ideal woman has always been" (62) what?
(a) Beautiful.
(b) Generic.
(c) Fleeting.
(d) Imaginary.

2. Tolentino notes that the third problematic trait of the internet is that it distends what types of feelings?
(a) Selfish.
(b) Empathetic.
(c) Adversarial.
(d) Existential.

3. In which publication did a writer first use the chopped salad as a metaphor for the frenetic pace of life?
(a) The Chicago Tribune.
(b) The New York Times.
(c) The Awl.
(d) The Washington Post.

4. How many dollars did Tolentino's father offer to give her if she tried out for the reality show?
(a) 30.
(b) 50.
(c) 20.
(d) 10.

5. How many camera from the reality television show filmed the events at the bioluminescent bay?
(a) 1.
(b) 4.
(c) 6.
(d) 0.

6. The Angelfire subpage Tolentino discusses in the text is titled, "The Story of How Jia Got" (7) what?
(a) Her fondest wish.
(b) Her web addiction.
(c) Her deepest desire.
(d) Her groove back.

7. Tolentino asserts that the internet tends to minimize the need for what type of action?
(a) Efficient.
(b) Physical.
(c) Meaningful.
(d) Impulsive.

8. Tolentino describes the topics of the collection's essays by using which object as a metaphor?
(a) A rainbow.
(b) A mirror.
(c) A microscope.
(d) A prism.

9. In which sport did Tolentino participated during her adolescence?
(a) Softball.
(b) Tennis.
(c) Soccer.
(d) Cheer.

10. The Angelfire subpage Tolentino presents for the reader's inspection was created when Tolentino was how old?
(a) 8.
(b) 16.
(c) 10.
(d) 13.

11. Jess performed what role within the reality television series Boys Vs. Girls?
(a) Producer.
(b) Casting agent.
(c) Travel agent.
(d) Director.

12. What celestial body does Tolentino use in a metaphorical description of America within the introduction?
(a) Galaxy.
(b) Mars.
(c) Black hole.
(d) Supernova.

13. What is the name of the restaurant that Tolentino discusses in "Always Be Optimizing"?
(a) Greenways.
(b) Vitality Bowls.
(c) Sweetgreen.
(d) Veggie Delight.

14. What is NOT a word Tolentino uses to describe particular elements of the internet that soured after a turning point she names?
(a) Tedious.
(b) Banal.
(c) Noxious.
(d) Grim.

15. How many problematic characteristics of the internet does Tolentino identify in the essay "The I in Internet" (13)?
(a) 5.
(b) 9.
(c) 6.
(d) 7.

Short Answer Questions

1. In which year was Tolentino a cast member on the show Boys Vs. Girls?

2. Tolentino states that she finished writing Trick Mirror in which season of 2018?

3. How many thousands of dollars did the winning team of Boys Vs. Girls win?

4. The writer who first compared a chopped salad's qualities to the workaholic lifestyle said that it promotes the consumption of what?

5. Which disease did Tolentino contract during her stint in the Peace Corps?

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