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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 late twenties.
(b) In her thirties.
(c) In her forties.
(d) In her fifties.

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

3. 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.

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

5. In "Peculiar Benefits," where does Gay travel with her family to learn about privilege?
(a) Guatemala.
(b) Japan.
(c) Haiti.
(d) Mexico.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Peculiar Benefits," what does Gay accuse too many people of becoming?

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 "To Scratch, Claw, or Grope Clumsily or Frantically," what is the name of Gay's Scrabble sensei?

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

5. In "Typical First Year Professor," what does the narrator compare compiling her professional portfolio to?

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