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

2. What sport do both Elizabeth and Jessica Wakefield participate in, as mentioned in the essay "I Once Was Miss America"?
(a) Track.
(b) Cheerleading.
(c) Volleyball.
(d) Golf.

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

4. In "Girls, Girls, Girls," what is the film mentioned by Gay as an example of film revolutionizing female characters?
(a) "Bridesmaids."
(b) "Runaway Bride."
(c) "27 Dresses."
(d) "Titanic."

5. In "Feel Me. See Me. Hear Me. Reach Me." what does Gay repeatedly think to herself when around her co-workers?
(a) Please like me.
(b) Please do not hate me.
(c) Please be kind to me.
(d) Please be my friend.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the essay "Garish, Glorious Spectacles," who is the noted as the main character in the novel Green Girl?

2. What female issue does Gay say in complex, in her essay "Garish, Glorious Spectacles"?

3. According to the essay "Garish, Glorious Spectacles," what do women on reality television shows rarely demonstrate?

4. In the essay "Garish, Glorious Spectacles," who is the green girl rising?

5. What HBO television series created by Lena Dunham does Gay analyze in the essay "Girls, Girls, Girls"?

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