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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Politics, Gender & Race Essays 3 & 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the essay "The Politics of Respectability," what does Bill Cosby say is one of the black community's biggest problems?
(a) Ignorance.
(b) Resistance.
(c) Apathy.
(d) Empathy.

2. What is the name of the book series with which Gay was obsessed in "I Once Was Miss America" ?
(a) The Agatha Cristie mystery series.
(b) The Babysitter's Club series.
(c) The Sweet Valley High series.
(d) The Sherlock Holmes series.

3. According to the essay 'Beyond the Struggle Narrative," for what film did Hattie McDanniel win an Oscar?
(a) "Django."
(b) "Gone With the Wind."
(c) "12 years a Slave."
(d) "The Help."

4. As mentioned in the essay "The Last Day of a Young Black Man," where was Oscar shot and killed?
(a) Outside his house.
(b) A cemetery.
(c) A train station.
(d) A gas station.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What HBO television series created by Lena Dunham does Gay analyze in the essay "Girls, Girls, Girls"?

2. At the end of the essay "Holding Out for a Hero," what does Gay hope comes from learning about what has happened?

3. "Orange Is the New Black" is based on what genre of books, according to her essay "When Less Is More"?

4. As referenced in the essay "A Tale of Three Coming Out Stories," how many out of ten LGBT teenagers report being bulled at school?

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

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