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

2. In the essay "The Careless Language of Sexual Violence," how many men gang-raped the 11-year-old?
(a) 8.
(b) 18.
(c) 20.
(d) 10.

3. According to the essay "A Tale of Three Coming Out Stories," what popular journalist "came out" in 2012?
(a) Anderson Cooper.
(b) Cooper Anderson.
(c) Hunter S. Thompson.
(d) Andrew Cooper.

4. According to the essay "To Scratch, Claw, or Grope Clumsily or Frantically," how many possible Scrabble words exist in "completely"?
(a) 207.
(b) 235.
(c) 227.
(d) 200.

5. In "What We Hunger For," what is the name of the book series with which Gay is obsessed?
(a) Sweet Valley High.
(b) Little Women.
(c) The Hunger Games.
(d) Outlander.

Short Answer Questions

1. What popular television show deals primarily with all manners of sexual assault against women, children, and occasionally men, as referenced in the essay "The Careless Language of Sexual Violence"?

2. As mentioned in the essay "the Alienable Rights of Women," in 2011, what percentage of all women of reproductive age in the U.S. lived in states hostile to abortion rights and reproductive freedom?

3. What television show does Gay say she studies for advice on law in her essay "The Spectacle of Broken Men"?

4. In the essay "The Smooth Surfaces of Idyll," what does Gay say is not a popular topic in fiction?

5. According to the essay "The Solace of Preparing Fried Foods," how long is the movie "The Help"?

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