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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 does Gay state, in her essay "The Illusion of Safety," that life apparently requires?
(a) Personal strength.
(b) Optimism.
(c) A trigger warning.
(d) A dose of courage.

2. As mentioned in the essay "The Racism We All Carry," what is Paul Deen's role?
(a) As a famous author of cook books.
(b) As a show host on the Food Network.
(c) As the victim of racism.
(d) As a loving mother of five children.

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

4. In the essay "What We Hunger For," what happened to Gay as a teenager in the woods?
(a) She was raped.
(b) She was rescued.
(c) She was saved.
(d) She was asked to prom.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the essay "Not Here to Make Friends," what does Gay think about the question of likeability even existing in literary conversations?

2. At the end of the essay "The Illusion of Safety," what does Gay say there will always be a finger on?

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

4. In the essay "Blurred Lines," what does Gay sarcastically suggest that everyone needs to do when reacting to rape lyrics in songs?

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

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