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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 "Garish, Glorious Spectacles," who is noted as the main character in the novel Play It as It Lays?
(a) Ruth.
(b) Maria.
(c) Jenny.
(d) Sarah.

2. 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.

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

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. According to the essay "How We All Lose," what does every writer have?
(a) An obsession.
(b) A demon.
(c) A dream.
(d) An inner critic.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the essay "How We All Lose," what does Gay say we need to overcome?

2. In "Girls, Girls, Girls," what is the film mentioned by Gay as an example of film revolutionizing female characters?

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 "How We All Love," the definition of what assaulting act continues to expand, in favor of women?

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

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