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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. According to the essay "How We All Love," what percent of the 535 seats in the 113th Congress do women represent?
(a) 20%.
(b) 18.3%.
(c) 15.4%.
(d) 22.4%.

2. Approximately how old is the narrator in "Typical First Year Professor"?
(a) In her fifties.
(b) In her forties.
(c) In her late twenties.
(d) In her thirties.

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

4. In "Peculiar Benefits," where does Gay travel with her family to learn about privilege?
(a) Mexico.
(b) Japan.
(c) Guatemala.
(d) Haiti.

5. In the essay To Scratch, Claw, or Grope Clumsily or Frantically, what does Gay say you cannot do at a Scrabble tournament?
(a) Pee.
(b) Yell.
(c) Cheat.
(d) Cry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the Junot Diaz collection that Gay analyzes in "How We All Lose"?

2. What other famous actor is mentioned in the essay "Dear Young Ladies Who Love Chris Brown" as a man who physically abused his wife and got away with it for the sake of fame?

3. In the essay "Garish, Glorious Spectacles," what is the best word to describe the novel Green Girl?

4. As referenced in the essay "A Tale of Three Coming Out Stories," how many out of ten LGBT teenagers report being bulled at school?

5. In the essay "Girls, Girls, Girls," what group of people are often left out of popular cultures (such as television shows and films)?

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