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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. In the essay "Garish, Glorious Spectacles," who are the green girls interrupted?
(a) The beautiful women.
(b) The teenage mothers.
(c) The women on reality television shows.
(d) The women who get divorced.

2. According to the essay "How to Be Friends width Another Woman," who should a woman never date or become romantically involved?
(a) Her friend's significant other.
(b) Her friend's brother-in-law.
(c) Her friend's father.
(d) Her friend's brother.

3. In the essay "Not Here to Make Friends," what does Gay say was dead to her as a teenager?
(a) Honesty.
(b) Kindness.
(c) Faith.
(d) Sincerity.

4. In the essay "What We Hunger For," what happened to Gay as a teenager in the woods?
(a) She was saved.
(b) She was asked to prom.
(c) She was raped.
(d) She was rescued.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Typical First Year Professor," what does Gay do before teaching her first class?

2. In the essay "Reaching for Catharsis," how many pounds overweight is the main character of the novel Skinny?

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

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

5. In "Peculiar Benefits," where does Gay travel with her family to learn about privilege?

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