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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. Tolentino provides a long list of female literary protagonists who are victims of which crime?

2. What term does Tolentino use to describe the salaries of college faculty in America during the twenty-first century?

3. What was the first name of McFarland, the 25-year-old man who created the Fyre Festival?

4. Tolentino states that in adult fiction, which element almost always "comes first" (98) in a female protagonist's plot arc?

5. For which publication was Tolentino writing when "A Rape on Campus" was published by Erdely?

Short Essay Questions

1. How and why does Tolentino bring in the work of Simone de Beauvoir in the essay entitled "Pure Heroines"?

2. Why does Tolentino describe the Rolling Stone article "A Rape on Campus" as "now infamously, a graphic account of a gang rape at Phi Kappa Psi," (197) a fraternity at the University of Virginia?

3. Describe an instance in one of the essays when Tolentino utilizes sensory details with a particular purpose in mind.

4. What is the main claim being made within the essay entitled "Pure Heroines" and how do you know?

5. Discuss Tolentino's reason for discussing at length Sylvia Plath's novel The Bell Jar in the essay entitled "Pure Heroines."

6. Describe an instance in "We Come from Old Virginia" when Tolentino depicts her younger self as a product of a patriarchal society.

7. Which of the seven scams discussed in the essay "The Story of a Generation of Seven Scams" does Tolentino consider the most egregious example and why?

8. Analyze Tolentino's reason for using an allusion to Ulysses in the essay entitled "Pure Heroines."

9. What does Tolentino mean when she asserts that Mark Zuckerberg "controls a nation-state" (169)?

10. What connection does Tolentino draw between her religious upbringing and her interest in ecstasy?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine Tolentino’s use of characterization methods to portray herself within the narrative. What effects do these characterization methods have on the themes and messages inherent in Trick Mirror?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Tolentino’s decision to include colloquialisms, slang, and profane language within the text. What purpose did Tolentino have in mind when including these elements and how does the inclusion of these instances support the overarching themes and messages of the text?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Tolentino's messages about motherhood and wifedom within the text Trick Mirror.

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