1. In the essay "I Once Was Miss America," what does Gay say is contagious?
(a) Wealth.
(b) Happiness.
(c) Laughter.
(d) Popularity.

2. In the essay "Not Here to Make Friends," what does Gay think about the question of likeability even existing in literary conversations?
(a) That it is odd.
(b) That it is necessary.
(c) That it is vital.
(d) That it is sad.

3. 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) Cry.
(c) Pee.
(d) Yell.

4. In "Feel Me. See Me. Hear Me. Reach Me." what does Gay repeatedly think to herself when around her co-workers?
(a) Please do not hate me.
(b) Please like me.
(c) Please be my friend.
(d) Please be kind to me.

5. What female issue does Gay say in complex, in her essay "Garish, Glorious Spectacles"?
(a) Death.
(b) Pregnancy.
(c) Sex.
(d) Abortion.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Typical First Year Professor," what holiday does the narrator reference in her comparison of teaching to a child sitting at an adult dinner table?

2. In "Feel Me. See Me. Hear Me. Reach Me." what BET show does it take Gay a long time to appreciate?

3. What does the main character in the novel Skinny need to write while at fat camp, as noted in the essay "Reaching for Catharsis"?

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

5. In "Peculiar Benefits," what does Gay accuse too many people of becoming?

(see the answer key)

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