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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. What does Gay bring to one of her first classes to intrigue the students in "Typical First Year Professor"?
(a) Music.
(b) Legos.
(c) Pizza.
(d) Chocolate.

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

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

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

5. In "Peculiar Benefits," what two things does Gay cite as being a pain?
(a) Being black and being young.
(b) Being young and being a a woman.
(c) Being white and being a woman.
(d) Being black and being a woman.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the essay "To Scratch, Claw, or Grope Clumsily or Frantically," how many possible Scrabble words exist in "completely"?

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

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

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

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

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