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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 the essay "The Illusion of Safety," what sort of reactions does Gay experience to her triggers?
(a) Emotional.
(b) Mental.
(c) Imaginary.
(d) Visceral.

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

3. According to the essay "Beyond the Struggle Narrative," what is the name of the main female character in "12 Years a Slave"?
(a) Patsey.
(b) Jenna.
(c) Brita.
(d) Penny.

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) "Good-bye."
(c) "I love you."
(d) "Thanks for everything you have done."

5. In the essay "Garish, Glorious Spectacles," who are the green girls interrupted?
(a) The women on reality television shows.
(b) The women who get divorced.
(c) The beautiful women.
(d) The teenage mothers.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the essay "Dear Young Ladies Who Love Chris Brown," who is the famous musician and former girlfriend whom Chris Brown physically hit?

2. In the essay "I Once Was Miss America," what is the name of the woman who actually wins Miss America?

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

4. According to the essay "Surviving Django," who produced the film "Django"?

5. According to the essay 'Beyond the Struggle Narrative," for what film did Hattie McDanniel win an Oscar?

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