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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Gender & Sexuality Essays 1-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In the essay "Girls, Girls, Girls," Gay suggests that women want a television series or move that is what?
(a) Romantic.
(b) Funny.
(c) Relatable.
(d) Inspiring.

3. According to the essay "How to Be Friends width Another Woman," who should a woman never date or become romantically involved?
(a) Her friend's brother-in-law.
(b) Her friend's father.
(c) Her friend's significant other.
(d) Her friend's brother.

4. In the essay To Scratch, Claw, or Grope Clumsily or Frantically, what does Gay say you cannot do at a Scrabble tournament?
(a) Pee.
(b) Cry.
(c) Yell.
(d) Cheat.

5. In "Feel Me. See Me. Hear Me. Reach Me." how does Gay describe feeling at the end of graduate school?
(a) Scared.
(b) Confident.
(c) Excited.
(d) Burnt out.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the essay "I Once Was Miss America," what is the name of the woman who actually wins Miss America?

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

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

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

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

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