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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 "Typical First Year Professor," what does the narrator compare compiling her professional portfolio to?
(a) Arts and crafts for adults.
(b) A game.
(c) Making music.
(d) Paint by number for adults.

2. In the essay To Scratch, Claw, or Grope Clumsily or Frantically, what does Gay say you cannot do at a Scrabble tournament?
(a) Cheat.
(b) Yell.
(c) Pee.
(d) Cry.

3. According to the essay "The Solace of Preparing Fried Foods," what female actress won an oscar for her performance in "The Help"?
(a) Vanessa Williams.
(b) Octavia Spencer.
(c) Halle Berry.
(d) Viola Davis.

4. In the essay "The Trouble with Prince Charming," what teenage book series does Gay mention is a modern day fairytale?
(a) The Boxcar series.
(b) The Girl With the Dragon Tatoo series.
(c) The Sweet Valley High series.
(d) The Twilight series.

5. What is the name of the book series with which Gay was obsessed in "I Once Was Miss America" ?
(a) The Agatha Cristie mystery series.
(b) The Sweet Valley High series.
(c) The Babysitter's Club series.
(d) The Sherlock Holmes series.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In the essay "The Solace of Preparing Fried Foods," what phrase does Gay use when referring to the film "The Help"?

3. According to the essay "The Trouble with Prince Charming," what literary classification applies to the Fifty Shades of Grey series?

4. In the essay "Not Here to Make Friends," what popular movie does Gay reference as an example of a woman pretending in a relationship?

5. What is the name of the actress whom was abused by her famous husband, as mentioned in the essay "Dear Young Ladies Who Love Chris Brown"?

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