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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Race & Entertainment Essays 1-3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to James Wood (a writer Gay references in the essay "Not Here to Make Friends"), characters should be reflections of what?
(a) Our perfect selves.
(b) Our real selves.
(c) Our glorified selves.
(d) Our better selves.

2. In the essay "How We All Love," the definition of what assaulting act continues to expand, in favor of women?
(a) Murder.
(b) Rape.
(c) Domestic Abuse.
(d) Alcohol Abuse.

3. What book does Gay reference in her essay "Beyond the Measure of Men" as an example of short stories that tell the many ways men and women failure one another?
(a) Revolutionary Road.
(b) Last Night.
(c) Little Women.
(d) Lolita.

4. According to the essay "Beyond the Struggle Narrative," what is the name of the main female character in "12 Years a Slave"?
(a) Patsey.
(b) Jenna.
(c) Brita.
(d) Penny.

5. What does the main character in the novel Skinny need to write while at fat camp, as noted in the essay "Reaching for Catharsis"?
(a) Post cards.
(b) Letters.
(c) Journal entries.
(d) Text messages.

Short Answer Questions

1. What other famous actor is mentioned in the essay "Dear Young Ladies Who Love Chris Brown" as a man who physically abused his wife and got away with it for the sake of fame?

2. In her essay "Some Jokes Are Funnier Than Others," what does Gay say that humor about sexual violence suggests?

3. In the essay "Reaching for Catharsis," how many pounds overweight is the main character of the novel Skinny?

4. In the essay "Girls, Girls, Girls," what group of people are often left out of popular cultures (such as television shows and films)?

5. In the essay "Garish, Glorious Spectacles," what is the best word to describe the novel Green Girl?

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