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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In "To Scratch, Claw, or Grope Clumsily or Frantically," what is the name of Gay's Scrabble sensei?
(a) Fred.
(b) Marty.
(c) Martin.
(d) Roger.

3. What is the name of the disorder that is fantasized by the Fifty Shades of Grey series, according to the essay "The Trouble with Prince Charming"?
(a) BDMS.
(b) Bipolar.
(c) PTSD.
(d) Depression.

4. In "Peculiar Benefits," what does Gay accuse too many people of becoming?
(a) Privilege criminals.
(b) Privilege police.
(c) Privilege haters.
(d) Privilege supporters.

5. As stated in the essay "What We Hunger For," what is one of the reasons that Gay reads?
(a) For redemption.
(b) For an escape.
(c) For salvation.
(d) For clarity.

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

7. What is the name of the Garret Keizer book that Gay references in "A Tale of Three Coming Out Stories"?
(a) The Secret.
(b) Privacy.
(c) Desert Solitaire.
(d) Solitude.

8. In "To Scratch, Claw, or Grope Clumsily or Frantically," what is the name of Gay's original nemesis?
(a) Marty.
(b) Jacob.
(c) Hank.
(d) Henry.

9. What does the artist referenced in the essay "The Smooth Surfaces of Idyll" imbue his art with?
(a) Tragedy.
(b) Suffering.
(c) Happiness.
(d) Joy.

10. In the essay "Beyond the Measure of Men," what two authors wrote novels that are classified as "women's fiction"?
(a) F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway.
(b) John Updike and Richard Yates.
(c) John Updike and Ernest Hemingway.
(d) Ernest Hemingway and Richard Yates.

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

12. In the essay "Not Here to Make Friends," what does Gay say was dead to her as a teenager?
(a) Faith.
(b) Sincerity.
(c) Kindness.
(d) Honesty.

13. What does the main character in the novel Skinny need to write while at fat camp, as noted in the essay "Reaching for Catharsis"?
(a) Journal entries.
(b) Letters.
(c) Post cards.
(d) Text messages.

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

15. According to the essay "How We All Love," what percent of the 535 seats in the 113th Congress do women represent?
(a) 15.4%.
(b) 22.4%.
(c) 20%.
(d) 18.3%.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the book series with which Gay was obsessed in "I Once Was Miss America" ?

2. According to the essay "A Tale of Three Coming Out Stories," what popular journalist "came out" in 2012?

3. What book does Gay reference in her essay "Beyond the Measure of Men" as an example of short stories that tell the many ways men and women failure one another?

4. In the essay "Blurred Lines, Indeed," why does Gay suggest a woman might not want to tell her story publicly?

5. In the essay "Garish, Glorious Spectacles," who are the green girls interrupted?

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