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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," what group of people are often left out of popular cultures (such as television shows and films)?
(a) Hispanics.
(b) Women over forty.
(c) People of color.
(d) Women.

2. According to the essay "How to Be Friends width Another Woman," who should a woman never date or become romantically involved?
(a) Her friend's significant other.
(b) Her friend's father.
(c) Her friend's brother.
(d) Her friend's brother-in-law.

3. In her essay "The Trouble with Prince Charming," who is the female protagonist who gets swept off her feet by the handsome Christian Grey?
(a) Anastasia (or Ana).
(b) Kate.
(c) Kim.
(d) Jennifer.

4. In "How to Be Friends with Another Woman," what emphatic word does Gay tell women to use when speaking the truth to other women?
(a) Girl.
(b) Honey.
(c) Lady.
(d) Sweetheart.

5. What does the artist referenced in the essay "The Smooth Surfaces of Idyll" imbue his art with?
(a) Happiness.
(b) Joy.
(c) Tragedy.
(d) Suffering.

Short Answer Questions

1. What short story collection contains many stories with seemingly unlikeable women, according to the essay "Not Here to make Friends"?

2. According to James Wood (a writer Gay references in the essay "Not Here to Make Friends"), characters should be reflections of what?

3. In the essay "Garish, Glorious Spectacles," who is the noted as the main character in the novel Green Girl?

4. In the essay "Not Here to Make Friends," what does Gay think about the question of likeability even existing in literary conversations?

5. In the essay "Not Here to Make Friends," what does Gay say was dead to her as a teenager?

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