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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 "Garish, Glorious Spectacles," who are the green girls interrupted?
(a) The beautiful women.
(b) The teenage mothers.
(c) The women who get divorced.
(d) The women on reality television shows.

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

3. In the essay "The Careless Language of Sexual Violence," what psychological issue does gang-rape often lead to?
(a) Bipolar.
(b) PTSD.
(c) Suicide.
(d) Eating disorders.

4. In "What We Hunger For," what is the name of the book series with which Gay is obsessed?
(a) Sweet Valley High.
(b) Little Women.
(c) The Hunger Games.
(d) Outlander.

5. At the end of the essay "The Illusion of Safety," what does Gay say there will always be a finger on?
(a) The gun.
(b) The trigger.
(c) The pulse.
(d) The heart.

Short Answer Questions

1. What actor plays Oscar, the main male character in the film "Fruitvale Station," according to the essay "The Last Day of a Young Black Man"?

2. What is the name of the disorder that is fantasized by the Fifty Shades of Grey series, according to the essay "The Trouble with Prince Charming"?

3. In the essay To Scratch, Claw, or Grope Clumsily or Frantically, what does Gay say you cannot do at a Scrabble tournament?

4. In "To Scratch, Claw, or Grope Clumsily or Frantically," what is the name of Gay's Scrabble sensei?

5. In the essay "The Trouble with Prince Charming," what does Gay suggest that women must do to find happiness in fairytales?

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