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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Typical First Year Professor" and "To Scratch, Claw, or Grope Clumsily or Frantically".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "To Scratch, Claw, or Grope Clumsily or Frantically," what game is Gay playing and referring to?
(a) Scrabble.
(b) Tennis.
(c) Poker.
(d) Uno.

2. In "Typical First Year Professor," what does the narrator compare compiling her professional portfolio to?
(a) Arts and crafts for adults.
(b) Making music.
(c) A game.
(d) Paint by number for adults.

3. Approximately how old is the narrator in "Typical First Year Professor"?
(a) In her thirties.
(b) In her forties.
(c) In her late twenties.
(d) In her fifties.

4. According to the essay "To Scratch, Claw, or Grope Clumsily or Frantically," how many possible Scrabble words exist in "completely"?
(a) 207.
(b) 200.
(c) 235.
(d) 227.

5. In "Feel Me. See Me. Hear Me. Reach Me." what does Gay repeatedly think to herself when around her co-workers?
(a) Please do not hate me.
(b) Please be my friend.
(c) Please like me.
(d) Please be kind to me.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Peculiar Benefits," where does Gay travel with her family to learn about privilege?

2. In "Typical First Year Professor," what holiday does the narrator reference in her comparison of teaching to a child sitting at an adult dinner table?

3. In "Feel Me. See Me. Hear Me. Reach Me." what BET show does it take Gay a long time to appreciate?

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

5. In "Typical First Year Professor," what does Gay do before teaching her first class?

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