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

2. In the essay "Garish, Glorious Spectacles," who is the noted as the main character in the novel Green Girl?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Jenny.
(c) Ruth.
(d) Maria.

3. In the essay "How We All Love," the definition of what assaulting act continues to expand, in favor of women?
(a) Rape.
(b) Domestic Abuse.
(c) Murder.
(d) Alcohol Abuse.

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

5. 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) My Sister's Keeper.
(b) Game of Secrets.
(c) Game of Thrones.
(d) The Great Gastby.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the essay "How to Be Friends width Another Woman," who should a woman never date or become romantically involved?

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

3. What does the artist referenced in the essay "The Smooth Surfaces of Idyll" imbue his art with?

4. In "Typical First Year Professor," what does the narrator compare compiling her professional portfolio to?

5. What is the name of the contemporary artist that Gay references in the essay "The Smooth Surfaces of Idyll"?

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