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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. In the essay "Girls, Girls, Girls," Gay suggests that women want a television series or move that is what?
(a) Funny.
(b) Romantic.
(c) Relatable.
(d) Inspiring.

2. What does Gay bring to one of her first classes to intrigue the students in "Typical First Year Professor"?
(a) Legos.
(b) Pizza.
(c) Chocolate.
(d) Music.

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

4. In "To Scratch, Claw, or Grope Clumsily or Frantically," what is the name of Gay's original nemesis?
(a) Hank.
(b) Henry.
(c) Marty.
(d) Jacob.

5. In the essay "Not Here to Make Friends," what does Gay say was dead to her as a teenager?
(a) Honesty.
(b) Kindness.
(c) Sincerity.
(d) Faith.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the essay "The Trouble with Prince Charming," what teenage book series does Gay mention is a modern day fairytale?

2. In the essay "Garish, Glorious Spectacles," who are the green girls interrupted?

3. Approximately how old is the narrator in "Typical First Year Professor"?

4. In the essay "The Trouble with Prince Charming," what does Gay suggest that women must do to find happiness in fairytales?

5. According to the essay "The Solace of Preparing Fried Foods," what is the name of the white woman who wrote The Help?

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