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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Politics, Gender & Race Essays 3 & 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the essay "When Twitter Does What Journalism Cannot," how long was Texas state senator Wendy Davis standing outside in protest?
(a) Nearly 24 hours.
(b) Nearly 13 hours.
(c) Nearly 10 hours.
(d) Nearly 15 hours.

2. According to the essay "The Trouble with Prince Charming," what word best describe Christian Grey?
(a) Innocent.
(b) Controlling.
(c) Kind.
(d) Sensitive.

3. According to the essay "The Trouble with Prince Charming," what literary classification applies to the Fifty Shades of Grey series?
(a) Mystery.
(b) Fairy tale.
(c) Horror.
(d) Creative nonfiction.

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

5. In the essay "The Smooth Surfaces of Idyll," what does Gay say is not a popular topic in fiction?
(a) Marriage.
(b) Death.
(c) Sex.
(d) Happiness.

Short Answer Questions

1. As mentioned in the essay "The Last Day of a Young Black Man," where was Oscar shot and killed?

2. In the essay "When Less Is More," what does Gay say that Piper owns?

3. According to the essay "Surviving Django," what was "Django" nominated for?

4. According to James Wood (a writer Gay references in the essay "Not Here to Make Friends"), characters should be reflections of what?

5. In the essay "How We All Love," what phrase does Moran, author of "How to Be a Woman," want to reclaim?

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