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

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

3. In the essay "Beyond the Measure of Men," what is the ambiguous term that refers to untrue stories written by women?
(a) Women's nonfiction.
(b) False fiction.
(c) Women's fiction.
(d) Women's fallacies.

4. In the essay "The Solace of Preparing Fried Foods," what phrase does Gay use when referring to the film "The Help"?
(a) Emotionally riveting.
(b) Emotionally manipulative.
(c) Emotionally moving.
(d) Emotionally contriving.

5. In the essay "Not Here to Make Friends," what book is the character Sara Levine obsessed with?
(a) Pride and Prejudice.
(b) Little Women.
(c) Treasure Island.
(d) Catcher in the Rye.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. At the end of the essay "The Solace of Preparing Fried Foods," what does Gay say is complicated?

3. In the essay "Garish, Glorious Spectacles," who is noted as the main character in the novel Play It as It Lays?

4. In the essay "The Smooth Surfaces of Idyll," what does Gay say is not a popular topic in fiction?

5. In her essay "The Trouble with Prince Charming," who is the female protagonist who gets swept off her feet by the handsome Christian Grey?

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