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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 does Gay state, in her essay "The Illusion of Safety," that life apparently requires?
(a) A trigger warning.
(b) Personal strength.
(c) A dose of courage.
(d) Optimism.

2. According to "What We Hunger For," what adjective best describes the Hunger Games female protagonist?
(a) Sensitive.
(b) Sweet.
(c) Sly.
(d) Strong.

3. What does the main character in the novel Skinny need to write while at fat camp, as noted in the essay "Reaching for Catharsis"?
(a) Text messages.
(b) Journal entries.
(c) Letters.
(d) Post cards.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the essay "What We Hunger For," who initiated Gay's sexual assault?

2. As referenced in the essay "A Tale of Three Coming Out Stories," how many out of ten LGBT teenagers report being bulled at school?

3. In the essay "How We All Lose," what is the name of the first book that Gay criticizes for being too limited?

4. According to the essay "How We All Love," what percent of the 535 seats in the 113th Congress do women represent?

5. According to the essay "To Scratch, Claw, or Grope Clumsily or Frantically," how many possible Scrabble words exist in "completely"?

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