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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) Cheat.
(b) Yell.
(c) Cry.
(d) Pee.

2. According to the essay "How We All Love," what percent of the 535 seats in the 113th Congress do women represent?
(a) 15.4%.
(b) 20%.
(c) 22.4%.
(d) 18.3%.

3. According to James Wood (a writer Gay references in the essay "Not Here to Make Friends"), characters should be reflections of what?
(a) Our glorified selves.
(b) Our better selves.
(c) Our real selves.
(d) Our perfect selves.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?

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 "To Scratch, Claw, or Grope Clumsily or Frantically," what is the name of Gay's original nemesis?

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

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