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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Gender & Sexuality Essays 5-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the essay "Reaching for Catharsis," what kind of camp does Gay attend as a teenager?
(a) Skinny camp.
(b) Fat camp.
(c) Band camp.
(d) Outdoor camp.

2. What is the name of the book that Gay references in "The Smooth Surfaces of Idyll," noting that the many of the characters find happiness?
(a) Game of Thrones.
(b) Game of Secrets.
(c) My Sister's Keeper.
(d) The Great Gastby.

3. In "Feel Me. See Me. Hear Me. Reach Me." what BET show does it take Gay a long time to appreciate?
(a) Girlfriends.
(b) Boyfriends.
(c) Sassy Ladies.
(d) Sex and the City.

4. In the essay "Garish, Glorious Spectacles," who is the green girl rising?
(a) Joan.
(b) Maria.
(c) Jenny.
(d) Ruth.

5. What is the name of the Junot Diaz collection that Gay analyzes in "How We All Lose"?
(a) "Death of a Salesman."
(b) "This is How You Lose Her."
(c) "On Beauty."
(d) "This is How you Love Her."

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In the essay "How We All Lose," what is the name of the first book that Gay criticizes for being too limited?

3. In the essay "Girls, Girls, Girls," what group of people are often left out of popular cultures (such as television shows and films)?

4. In "Feel Me. See Me. Hear Me. Reach Me." what does Gay repeatedly think to herself when around her co-workers?

5. In the essay "Not Here to Make Friends," what book is the character Sara Levine obsessed with?

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