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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Gender & Sexuality Essays 9-13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the Garret Keizer book that Gay references in "A Tale of Three Coming Out Stories"?
(a) The Secret.
(b) Privacy.
(c) Solitude.
(d) Desert Solitaire.

2. In the essay "How We All Lose," what is the name of the first book that Gay criticizes for being too limited?
(a) Men are From Mars, Women are From Venus.
(b) Men Without Women.
(c) The End of Men.
(d) Big Little Liars.

3. In "Peculiar Benefits," where does Gay travel with her family to learn about privilege?
(a) Mexico.
(b) Guatemala.
(c) Haiti.
(d) Japan.

4. In the essay "Reaching for Catharsis," how many pounds overweight is the main character of the novel Skinny?
(a) 20.
(b) 100.
(c) 50.
(d) 30.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the essay "Not Here to Make Friends," what book is the character Sara Levine obsessed with?

2. In her essay "A Tale of Three Coming Out Stories," what does Gay suggest that people feel most comfortable with?

3. In the essay "The Illusion of Safety," what does Gay suggest that parents want for their children and themselves?

4. According to James Wood (a writer Gay references in the essay "Not Here to Make Friends"), characters should be reflections of what?

5. In the essay "How We All Lose," what does Gay say we need to overcome?

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