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

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

3. Approximately how old is the narrator in "Typical First Year Professor"?
(a) In her forties.
(b) In her fifties.
(c) In her late twenties.
(d) In her thirties.

4. According to the essay 'Beyond the Struggle Narrative," for what film did Hattie McDanniel win an Oscar?
(a) "The Help."
(b) "12 years a Slave."
(c) "Django."
(d) "Gone With the Wind."

5. In the essay "Garish, Glorious Spectacles," what is the best word to describe the novel Green Girl?
(a) Cunning.
(b) Searing.
(c) Tragic.
(d) Humorous.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the essay "The Solace of Preparing Fried Foods," what film is Gay critiquing?

2. According to the essay "Garish, Glorious Spectacles," what do women on reality television shows rarely demonstrate?

3. In the essay To Scratch, Claw, or Grope Clumsily or Frantically, what does Gay say you cannot do at a Scrabble tournament?

4. What does Gay bring to one of her first classes to intrigue the students in "Typical First Year Professor"?

5. According to the essay "To Scratch, Claw, or Grope Clumsily or Frantically," how many possible Scrabble words exist in "completely"?

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