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

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

3. In "What We Hunger For," what is the name of the book series with which Gay is obsessed?
(a) Outlander.
(b) Little Women.
(c) The Hunger Games.
(d) Sweet Valley High.

4. In the essay "The Smooth Surfaces of Idyll," what does Gay say is not a popular topic in fiction?
(a) Sex.
(b) Death.
(c) Marriage.
(d) Happiness.

5. What is the name of the first female astronaut, as referenced in "A Tale of Three Coming Out Stories"?
(a) Sally Ride.
(b) Judith Resnick.
(c) Tonya Harding.
(d) Ellen Ochoa.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the essay "Girls, Girls, Girls," Gay suggests that women want a television series or move that is what?

2. In the essay "The Careless Language of Sexual Violence," what phrase refers to a culture where where it is acceptable for males to treat females violently?

3. In the essay "A Tale of Three Coming Out Stories," a son of a lesbian couple testifies in their defense. In what state did that couple live?

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

5. In the essay To Scratch, Claw, or Grope Clumsily or Frantically, what does Gay say you cannot do at a Scrabble tournament?

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