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

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

3. In "Peculiar Benefits," what does Gay accuse too many people of becoming?
(a) Privilege police.
(b) Privilege criminals.
(c) Privilege supporters.
(d) Privilege haters.

4. In the essay "Girls, Girls, Girls," what group of people are often left out of popular cultures (such as television shows and films)?
(a) People of color.
(b) Women.
(c) Hispanics.
(d) Women over forty.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the essay "Garish, Glorious Spectacles," what is the best word to describe the novel Green Girl?

2. In the essay To Scratch, Claw, or Grope Clumsily or Frantically, what does Gay say you cannot do at a Scrabble tournament?

3. What sport do both Elizabeth and Jessica Wakefield participate in, as mentioned in the essay "I Once Was Miss America"?

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

5. What is the name of the book series with which Gay was obsessed in "I Once Was Miss America" ?

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