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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 "Girls, Girls, Girls," what group of people are often left out of popular cultures (such as television shows and films)?
(a) People of color.
(b) Women over forty.
(c) Women.
(d) Hispanics.

2. What is the name of the Garret Keizer book that Gay references in "A Tale of Three Coming Out Stories"?
(a) The Secret.
(b) Desert Solitaire.
(c) Solitude.
(d) Privacy.

3. In the essay "Reaching for Catharsis," how many pounds overweight is the main character of the novel Skinny?
(a) 20.
(b) 30.
(c) 50.
(d) 100.

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

5. What is the name of the disorder that is fantasized by the Fifty Shades of Grey series, according to the essay "The Trouble with Prince Charming"?
(a) Depression.
(b) Bipolar.
(c) BDMS.
(d) PTSD.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "To Scratch, Claw, or Grope Clumsily or Frantically," what is the name of Gay's original nemesis?

2. In the essay "How We All Love," the definition of what assaulting act continues to expand, in favor of women?

3. In the essay "The Trouble with Prince Charming," what teenage book series does Gay mention is a modern day fairytale?

4. In the essay "The Illusion of Safety," what sort of reactions does Gay experience to her triggers?

5. What female issue does Gay say in complex, in her essay "Garish, Glorious Spectacles"?

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