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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. At the end of the essay "The Illusion of Safety," what does Gay say there will always be a finger on?
(a) The pulse.
(b) The heart.
(c) The trigger.
(d) The gun.

2. In the essay "The Illusion of Safety," what sort of reactions does Gay experience to her triggers?
(a) Imaginary.
(b) Emotional.
(c) Mental.
(d) Visceral.

3. In the essay "The Careless Language of Sexual Violence," how many men gang-raped the 11-year-old?
(a) 20.
(b) 18.
(c) 10.
(d) 8.

4. What sport do both Elizabeth and Jessica Wakefield participate in, as mentioned in the essay "I Once Was Miss America"?
(a) Volleyball.
(b) Track.
(c) Golf.
(d) Cheerleading.

5. In "Peculiar Benefits," what two things does Gay cite as being a pain?
(a) Being young and being a a woman.
(b) Being black and being young.
(c) Being white and being a woman.
(d) Being black and being a woman.

Short Answer Questions

1. What short story collection contains many stories with seemingly unlikeable women, according to the essay "Not Here to make Friends"?

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

3. Who does Gay overhear speaking poorly about her while in graduate school, in the essay "Feel Me. See Me. Hear Me. Reach Me?"

4. In "Feel Me. See Me. Hear Me. Reach Me." how does Gay describe feeling at the end of graduate school?

5. What is the name of the first female astronaut, as referenced in "A Tale of Three Coming Out Stories"?

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