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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. In "Feel Me. See Me. Hear Me. Reach Me." how does Gay describe feeling at the end of graduate school?
(a) Confident.
(b) Burnt out.
(c) Excited.
(d) Scared.

2. In the essay "Garish, Glorious Spectacles," who is the green girl rising?
(a) Jenny.
(b) Ruth.
(c) Joan.
(d) Maria.

3. What is the name of the book series with which Gay was obsessed in "I Once Was Miss America" ?
(a) The Babysitter's Club series.
(b) The Sherlock Holmes series.
(c) The Agatha Cristie mystery series.
(d) The Sweet Valley High series.

4. In the essay "I Once Was Miss America," what does Gay say is contagious?
(a) Wealth.
(b) Happiness.
(c) Popularity.
(d) Laughter.

5. In "To Scratch, Claw, or Grope Clumsily or Frantically," what is the name of Gay's original nemesis?
(a) Marty.
(b) Hank.
(c) Henry.
(d) Jacob.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. In "Typical First Year Professor," what does the narrator compare compiling her professional portfolio to?

4. 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?

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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