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

2. According to the essay "Garish, Glorious Spectacles," what do women on reality television shows rarely demonstrate?
(a) Self-awareness.
(b) Power.
(c) Emotion.
(d) Self confidence.

3. In the essay "Garish, Glorious Spectacles," who is the noted as the main character in the novel Green Girl?
(a) Maria.
(b) Jenny.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Ruth.

4. What female issue does Gay say in complex, in her essay "Garish, Glorious Spectacles"?
(a) Sex.
(b) Death.
(c) Abortion.
(d) Pregnancy.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Girls, Girls, Girls," what is the film mentioned by Gay as an example of film revolutionizing female characters?

2. Who does Gay overhear speaking poorly about her while in graduate school, in the essay "Feel Me. See Me. Hear Me. Reach Me?"

3. In "To Scratch, Claw, or Grope Clumsily or Frantically," what is the name of Gay's original nemesis?

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

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

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