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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 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.

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

3. As referenced in the essay "A Tale of Three Coming Out Stories," how many out of ten LGBT teenagers report being bulled at school?
(a) Ten.
(b) Nine.
(c) Seven.
(d) Eight.

4. In "To Scratch, Claw, or Grope Clumsily or Frantically," what is the name of Gay's Scrabble sensei?
(a) Marty.
(b) Roger.
(c) Fred.
(d) Martin.

5. In "Typical First Year Professor," what does Gay do before teaching her first class?
(a) Cry.
(b) Scream.
(c) Vomit.
(d) Have a nightmare.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In the essay "Reaching for Catharsis," what kind of camp does Gay attend as a teenager?

3. In the essay "How We All Love," the definition of what assaulting act continues to expand, in favor of women?

4. Approximately how old is the narrator in "Typical First Year Professor"?

5. In the essay "Garish, Glorious Spectacles," who is the noted as the main character in the novel Green Girl?

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