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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 To Scratch, Claw, or Grope Clumsily or Frantically, what does Gay say you cannot do at a Scrabble tournament?
(a) Yell.
(b) Pee.
(c) Cheat.
(d) Cry.

2. In "Peculiar Benefits," what does Gay accuse too many people of becoming?
(a) Privilege police.
(b) Privilege haters.
(c) Privilege supporters.
(d) Privilege criminals.

3. In "Typical First Year Professor," what does the narrator compare compiling her professional portfolio to?
(a) A game.
(b) Making music.
(c) Paint by number for adults.
(d) Arts and crafts for adults.

4. In the essay "I Once Was Miss America," what is the name of the woman who actually wins Miss America?
(a) Cindy Crawford.
(b) Lila Fowler.
(c) Vanessa Williams.
(d) Jessica Wakefield.

5. In "Peculiar Benefits," where does Gay travel with her family to learn about privilege?
(a) Japan.
(b) Mexico.
(c) Guatemala.
(d) Haiti.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the Junot Diaz collection that Gay analyzes in "How We All Lose"?

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

3. What short story collection contains many stories with seemingly unlikeable women, according to the essay "Not Here to make Friends"?

4. What sport do both Elizabeth and Jessica Wakefield participate in, as mentioned in the essay "I Once Was Miss America"?

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

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