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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 Lose," what does every writer have?
(a) An obsession.
(b) A dream.
(c) A demon.
(d) An inner critic.

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

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

4. In the essay "Garish, Glorious Spectacles," what is the best word to describe the novel Green Girl?
(a) Humorous.
(b) Cunning.
(c) Searing.
(d) Tragic.

5. In the essay "I Once Was Miss America," what does Gay say is contagious?
(a) Popularity.
(b) Happiness.
(c) Laughter.
(d) Wealth.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the essay "Garish, Glorious Spectacles," who is noted as the main character in the novel Play It as It Lays?

2. In "Feel Me. See Me. Hear Me. Reach Me." what does Gay repeatedly think to herself when around her co-workers?

3. What does the artist referenced in the essay "The Smooth Surfaces of Idyll" imbue his art with?

4. In the essay "Blurred Lines," what does Gay sarcastically suggest that everyone needs to do when reacting to rape lyrics in songs?

5. In "Peculiar Benefits," what does Gay accuse too many people of becoming?

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