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

2. 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 brother.
(d) Her friend's significant other.

3. In "Typical First Year Professor," what does Gay do before teaching her first class?
(a) Cry.
(b) Have a nightmare.
(c) Scream.
(d) Vomit.

4. 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) Maria.
(d) Jenny.

5. 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 professor.
(b) Her boyfriend.
(c) Her boss.
(d) A classmate.

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

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

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

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

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