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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the first name of the writer with the last name Arendt, whose work is referenced within "Pure Heroines"?
(a) Margaret.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Hannah.
(d) Lisa.

2. What was the first name of the woman who accused members of the fraternity Phi Kappa Psi of rape?
(a) Sandra.
(b) Jackie.
(c) Michelle.
(d) Sasha.

3. While Tolentino was still in college, Liz Seccuro brought charges against a group of men she accused of committing what crime?
(a) Assault.
(b) Arson.
(c) Rape.
(d) Fraud.

4. What is the first name of the reporter whose last name is Erdely and who wrote the article called "A Rape on Campus"?
(a) Sophia.
(b) Sabrina.
(c) Annie.
(d) Taylor.

5. Videos of what sorry excuse for food went viral in connection with the Fyre Festival?
(a) Broccoli.
(b) Ramen.
(c) Sandwiches.
(d) Carrot-raisin salad.

6. In which American city did Tolentino grow up?
(a) Phoenix.
(b) Houston.
(c) Santa Fe.
(d) San Antonio.

7. When the article "A Rape on Campus" was published, for how many years had Erdely been out of college?
(a) 5.
(b) 4.
(c) 8.
(d) 10.

8. What drug does Tolentino claim can be useful to one's emotional health if used sparingly?
(a) Cocaine.
(b) St. John's Wort.
(c) Melatonin.
(d) Ecstasy.

9. What is the name of the building in which the protagonist lives in the novel The Bell Jar?
(a) The Marquise.
(b) The Dakota.
(c) The Amazon.
(d) The Mandolin.

10. Tolentino states that Zuckerberg controls what kinds of definitions for Facebook users?
(a) Philosophical.
(b) Moral.
(c) Social.
(d) Political.

11. Which religion did Tolentino's family follow during her childhood?
(a) Christianity.
(b) Buddhism.
(c) Islam.
(d) Judaism.

12. What was the first name of McFarland, the 25-year-old man who created the Fyre Festival?
(a) Jimmy.
(b) Jeffrey.
(c) Bobby.
(d) Billy.

13. From which American city did the genre of music known as "chopped and screwed" (136) emerge?
(a) Seattle.
(b) Houston.
(c) Santa Fe.
(d) Atlanta.

14. Tolentino's friend had insisted that Tolentino could never play which color of Power Ranger in their game?
(a) Pink.
(b) Blue.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Orange.

15. In what year was the disastrous Fyre Festival held?
(a) 2012.
(b) 2017.
(c) 2014.
(d) 2015.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of debt does Tolentino characterize as a "generation-defining scam" (188)?

2. The building featured in The Bell Jar was patterned after which real building?

3. What was the name of the friend who insisted that Tolentino had to play a particular color of Power Ranger?

4. How does Tolentino define her cultural identity?

5. Tolentino states in the essay "Ectasy" that she has spent how many years trying to undo her first 15 years of religious training?

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