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

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

3. In "To Scratch, Claw, or Grope Clumsily or Frantically," what is the name of Gay's original nemesis?
(a) Henry.
(b) Hank.
(c) Jacob.
(d) Marty.

4. Who does Gay overhear speaking poorly about her while in graduate school, in the essay "Feel Me. See Me. Hear Me. Reach Me?"
(a) Her boss.
(b) Her boyfriend.
(c) A classmate.
(d) A professor.

5. In "Feel Me. See Me. Hear Me. Reach Me." what BET show does it take Gay a long time to appreciate?
(a) Sex and the City.
(b) Girlfriends.
(c) Sassy Ladies.
(d) Boyfriends.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. 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?

4. In "Feel Me. See Me. Hear Me. Reach Me." what does Gay repeatedly think to herself when around her co-workers?

5. In "To Scratch, Claw, or Grope Clumsily or Frantically," what game is Gay playing and referring to?

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