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

2. In "To Scratch, Claw, or Grope Clumsily or Frantically," what is the name of Gay's Scrabble sensei?
(a) Marty.
(b) Martin.
(c) Roger.
(d) Fred.

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

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 boyfriend.
(b) A professor.
(c) A classmate.
(d) Her boss.

5. 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?
(a) Halloween.
(b) Easter.
(c) Thanksgiving.
(d) Christmas.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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