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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. According to the essay "The Solace of Preparing Fried Foods," how long is the movie "The Help"?
(a) 2 hours and 5 minutes.
(b) 2 hours and 17 minutes.
(c) 2 hours and 20 minutes.
(d) 3 hours.

2. As mentioned in the essay "the Alienable Rights of Women," in 2011, what percentage of all women of reproductive age in the U.S. lived in states hostile to abortion rights and reproductive freedom?
(a) 60%.
(b) 55%.
(c) 45%.
(d) 65%.

3. 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) Pee.
(c) Cry.
(d) Yell.

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

5. According to the essay "The Politics of Respectability," what U.S. president gave a powerful speech in 2013 in which he offers suggestions for decreasing racism?
(a) President Obama.
(b) President Trump.
(c) President Clinton.
(d) President Bush.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Feel Me. See Me. Hear Me. Reach Me." how does Gay describe feeling at the end of graduate school?

2. According to the essay "Surviving Django," who produced the film "Django"?

3. Approximately how old is the narrator in "Typical First Year Professor"?

4. In the essay "Blurred Lines, Indeed," what is the name of the musician who sings about giving a good girl what she really wants?

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

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