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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Race & Entertainment Essays 4-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Typical First Year Professor," what does the narrator compare compiling her professional portfolio to?
(a) Making music.
(b) Arts and crafts for adults.
(c) Paint by number for adults.
(d) A game.

2. In the essay "Garish, Glorious Spectacles," who is the green girl rising?
(a) Ruth.
(b) Jenny.
(c) Maria.
(d) Joan.

3. According to the essy "The Last Day of a Young Black Man," how much money did the film "Fruitvale Station" gross?
(a) $377,295.
(b) $377,285.
(c) $378,295.
(d) $378,285.

4. What does Oscar say everytime he leaves his house, according to the essay "The Last Day of a Young Black Man"?
(a) "I am sorry."
(b) "Thanks for everything you have done."
(c) "I love you."
(d) "Good-bye."

5. According to the essay "The Morality of Tyler Perry," what is one of his most polished films?
(a) "Django."
(b) "Good Deeds."
(c) "Temptation."
(d) "Peoples."

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of the essay "The Solace of Preparing Fried Foods," what does Gay say is complicated?

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

3. What is the name of the Garret Keizer book that Gay references in "A Tale of Three Coming Out Stories"?

4. In "How to Be Friends with Another Woman," what emphatic word does Gay tell women to use when speaking the truth to other women?

5. In the essay "The Morality of Tyler Perry," what does Gay say that Perry uses as punishment for infidelity?

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