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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Gender & Sexuality Essays 14-18.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. According to "What We Hunger For," what adjective best describes the Hunger Games female protagonist?
(a) Sly.
(b) Sweet.
(c) Strong.
(d) Sensitive.

3. In the essay "Dear Young Ladies Who Love Chris Brown," who is Gay's primary audience?
(a) Every woman under the age of thirty.
(b) All the critics of Chris Brown.
(c) All fans of Chris Brown.
(d) Women who love Chris Brown (and have been harmed by him).

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

5. In "Feel Me. See Me. Hear Me. Reach Me." what BET show does it take Gay a long time to appreciate?
(a) Girlfriends.
(b) Sassy Ladies.
(c) Boyfriends.
(d) Sex and the City.

Short Answer 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"?

2. In the essay "Beyond the Measure of Men," what two authors wrote novels that are classified as "women's fiction"?

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

4. According to the essay "How We All Love," what percent of the 535 seats in the 113th Congress do women represent?

5. In "Peculiar Benefits," what two things does Gay cite as being a pain?

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