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

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

3. In "To Scratch, Claw, or Grope Clumsily or Frantically," what game is Gay playing and referring to?
(a) Uno.
(b) Scrabble.
(c) Tennis.
(d) Poker.

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?
(a) Easter.
(b) Christmas.
(c) Halloween.
(d) Thanksgiving.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Gay bring to one of her first classes to intrigue the students in "Typical First Year Professor"?

4. In the essay "I Once Was Miss America," what is the name of the woman who actually wins Miss America?

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

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