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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. 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) Eight.
(b) Seven.
(c) Nine.
(d) Ten.

2. What does the artist referenced in the essay "The Smooth Surfaces of Idyll" imbue his art with?
(a) Suffering.
(b) Joy.
(c) Happiness.
(d) Tragedy.

3. In "To Scratch, Claw, or Grope Clumsily or Frantically," what game is Gay playing and referring to?
(a) Scrabble.
(b) Uno.
(c) Tennis.
(d) Poker.

4. In the essay "The Illusion of Safety," what does Gay suggest that parents want for their children and themselves?
(a) To be happy.
(b) To be successful.
(c) To be kind.
(d) To be safe.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In the essay "Girls, Girls, Girls," Gay suggests that women want a television series or move that is what?

3. According to James Wood (a writer Gay references in the essay "Not Here to Make Friends"), characters should be reflections of what?

4. In the essay "The Careless Language of Sexual Violence," how many men gang-raped the 11-year-old?

5. In the essay "The Spectacle of Broken Men," what is the name of the Penn State football player who was accused of sexually abusing young boys?

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