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

2. In the essay "I Once Was Miss America," what is the name of the woman who actually wins Miss America?
(a) Lila Fowler.
(b) Cindy Crawford.
(c) Jessica Wakefield.
(d) Vanessa Williams.

3. What HBO television series created by Lena Dunham does Gay analyze in the essay "Girls, Girls, Girls"?
(a) "Sex and the City."
(b) "Say Yes to the Dress."
(c) "Project Runway."
(d) "Girls."

4. In "How to Be Friends with Another Woman," what emphatic word does Gay tell women to use when speaking the truth to other women?
(a) Lady.
(b) Sweetheart.
(c) Girl.
(d) Honey.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Peculiar Benefits," what two things does Gay cite as being a pain?

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

3. In the essay "Garish, Glorious Spectacles," who are the green girls interrupted?

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

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

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