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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. According to the essay "To Scratch, Claw, or Grope Clumsily or Frantically," how many possible Scrabble words exist in "completely"?
(a) 227.
(b) 207.
(c) 200.
(d) 235.

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

3. What sport do both Elizabeth and Jessica Wakefield participate in, as mentioned in the essay "I Once Was Miss America"?
(a) Golf.
(b) Track.
(c) Volleyball.
(d) Cheerleading.

4. In "To Scratch, Claw, or Grope Clumsily or Frantically," what is the name of Gay's Scrabble sensei?
(a) Marty.
(b) Roger.
(c) Fred.
(d) Martin.

5. In "Feel Me. See Me. Hear Me. Reach Me." how does Gay describe feeling at the end of graduate school?
(a) Confident.
(b) Scared.
(c) Excited.
(d) Burnt out.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the essay "I Once Was Miss America," what is the name of the woman who actually wins Miss America?

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

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. In the essay "Garish, Glorious Spectacles," who is the green girl rising?

5. According to the essay "How We All Lose," what does every writer have?

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