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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Bad Feminist: Take One & Take Two.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Game of Secrets.
(b) Game of Thrones.
(c) The Great Gastby.
(d) My Sister's Keeper.

2. As stated in the essay "Beyond the Struggle Narrative," how many oscars was "12 Years a Slave" nominated for?
(a) Seven.
(b) Nine.
(c) Ten.
(d) Five.

3. According to the essay "How We All Lose," what does every writer have?
(a) An inner critic.
(b) An obsession.
(c) A demon.
(d) A dream.

4. What is the main topic of the essay "The Alienable Rights of Women"?
(a) Reproductive freedom.
(b) Marital freedom.
(c) Gender equality.
(d) Women's rights.

5. In the essay "Girls, Girls, Girls," Gay suggests that women want a television series or move that is what?
(a) Funny.
(b) Relatable.
(c) Romantic.
(d) Inspiring.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the essay "Not Here to Make Friends," what does Gay say was dead to her as a teenager?

2. In the essay "Garish, Glorious Spectacles," what is the best word to describe the novel Green Girl?

3. What is the name of the Junot Diaz collection that Gay analyzes in "How We All Lose"?

4. According to the essay "Beyond the Struggle Narrative," what is the name of the main female character in "12 Years a Slave"?

5. As mentioned in the essay "The Last Day of a Young Black Man," where was Oscar shot and killed?

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