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

2. In the essay "Reaching for Catharsis," how many pounds overweight is the main character of the novel Skinny?
(a) 100.
(b) 20.
(c) 50.
(d) 30.

3. What does Gay bring to one of her first classes to intrigue the students in "Typical First Year Professor"?
(a) Chocolate.
(b) Music.
(c) Pizza.
(d) Legos.

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

5. In the essay "Girls, Girls, Girls," what group of people are often left out of popular cultures (such as television shows and films)?
(a) Women.
(b) Women over forty.
(c) Hispanics.
(d) People of color.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the book series with which Gay was obsessed in "I Once Was Miss America" ?

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

3. In "Peculiar Benefits," what two things does Gay cite as being a pain?

4. 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?

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

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