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

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

3. In the essay "The Trouble with Prince Charming," what does Gay suggest that women must do to find happiness in fairytales?
(a) Sacrifice.
(b) Let go.
(c) Smile.
(d) Cry.

4. In the essay "How We All Lose," what does Gay say we need to overcome?
(a) Our resistance to nuance.
(b) Our resistance to diversity.
(c) Our resistance to compassion.
(d) Our resistance to love.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. According to the essay "The Spectacle of Broken Men," what was the relationship between the man and the girl who was raped?

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

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

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