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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 "How We All Lose," what is the name of the first book that Gay criticizes for being too limited?
(a) Big Little Liars.
(b) Men Without Women.
(c) The End of Men.
(d) Men are From Mars, Women are From Venus.

2. According to James Wood (a writer Gay references in the essay "Not Here to Make Friends"), characters should be reflections of what?
(a) Our perfect selves.
(b) Our real selves.
(c) Our better selves.
(d) Our glorified selves.

3. In her essay "A Tale of Three Coming Out Stories," what does Gay suggest that people feel most comfortable with?
(a) Gays.
(b) Classification.
(c) Uncertainty.
(d) Friends.

4. What is the name of the protagonist of the Hunger Games series, as referenced in "What We Hunger For"?
(a) Kat.
(b) Katniss.
(c) Jennifer.
(d) Cinna.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. As stated in the essay "What We Hunger For," what is one of the reasons that Gay reads?

4. What is the name of the book that Gay references in "The Smooth Surfaces of Idyll," noting that the many of the characters find happiness?

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

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