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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 "The Trouble with Prince Charming," what did the characters in the Fifty Shades of Grey series need to sign prior to starting a relationship?
(a) A journal entry.
(b) A new bank account.
(c) A marriage license.
(d) A contract.

2. 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.

3. What is the name of the book that Gay references in "The Smooth Surfaces of Idyll," noting that the many of the characters find happiness?
(a) My Sister's Keeper.
(b) Game of Thrones.
(c) Game of Secrets.
(d) The Great Gastby.

4. What does Gay state, in her essay "The Illusion of Safety," that life apparently requires?
(a) A dose of courage.
(b) Personal strength.
(c) Optimism.
(d) A trigger warning.

5. In the essay "Not Here to Make Friends," what popular movie does Gay reference as an example of a woman pretending in a relationship?
(a) Bridesmaids.
(b) Runaway Bride.
(c) Gone Girl.
(d) Girl with the Dragon Tatoo.

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 her essay "The Trouble with Prince Charming," who is the female protagonist who gets swept off her feet by the handsome Christian Grey?

3. In the essay "The Careless Language of Sexual Violence," what phrase refers to a culture where where it is acceptable for males to treat females violently?

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

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

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