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

2. In "To Scratch, Claw, or Grope Clumsily or Frantically," what is the name of Gay's Scrabble sensei?
(a) Roger.
(b) Marty.
(c) Fred.
(d) Martin.

3. In "Typical First Year Professor," what does the narrator compare compiling her professional portfolio to?
(a) Making music.
(b) Paint by number for adults.
(c) Arts and crafts for adults.
(d) A game.

4. In the essay To Scratch, Claw, or Grope Clumsily or Frantically, what does Gay say you cannot do at a Scrabble tournament?
(a) Yell.
(b) Cheat.
(c) Pee.
(d) Cry.

5. In the essay "Garish, Glorious Spectacles," what is the best word to describe the novel Green Girl?
(a) Searing.
(b) Tragic.
(c) Humorous.
(d) Cunning.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Typical First Year Professor," what holiday does the narrator reference in her comparison of teaching to a child sitting at an adult dinner table?

2. In "How to Be Friends with Another Woman," what emphatic word does Gay tell women to use when speaking the truth to other women?

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

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

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

(see the answer key)

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