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

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

2. According to the essay "The Trouble with Prince Charming," what word best describe Christian Grey?
(a) Controlling.
(b) Innocent.
(c) Sensitive.
(d) Kind.

3. In the essay "How We All Lose," what is the name of the first book that Gay criticizes for being too limited?
(a) Men Without Women.
(b) Big Little Liars.
(c) Men are From Mars, Women are From Venus.
(d) The End of Men.

4. According to the essay "The Trouble with Prince Charming," what literary classification applies to the Fifty Shades of Grey series?
(a) Creative nonfiction.
(b) Mystery.
(c) Horror.
(d) Fairy tale.

5. What other famous actor is mentioned in the essay "Dear Young Ladies Who Love Chris Brown" as a man who physically abused his wife and got away with it for the sake of fame?
(a) Tom Hanks.
(b) Denzel Washington.
(c) Charlie Sheen.
(d) Adam Sandler.

6. In "Girls, Girls, Girls," what is the film mentioned by Gay as an example of film revolutionizing female characters?
(a) "27 Dresses."
(b) "Bridesmaids."
(c) "Runaway Bride."
(d) "Titanic."

7. In the essay "Garish, Glorious Spectacles," who is the noted as the main character in the novel Green Girl?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Maria.
(c) Ruth.
(d) Jenny.

8. In her essay "A Tale of Three Coming Out Stories," what does Gay suggest that people feel most comfortable with?
(a) Friends.
(b) Gays.
(c) Classification.
(d) Uncertainty.

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

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

11. In the essay "Blurred Lines, Indeed," what is the name of the musician who sings about giving a good girl what she really wants?
(a) Robin Thicke.
(b) Eminem.
(c) Jay-Z.
(d) Tupac.

12. In the essay "Girls, Girls, Girls," what group of people are often left out of popular cultures (such as television shows and films)?
(a) Women.
(b) Women over forty.
(c) Hispanics.
(d) People of color.

13. What female issue does Gay say in complex, in her essay "Garish, Glorious Spectacles"?
(a) Sex.
(b) Death.
(c) Pregnancy.
(d) Abortion.

14. In the essay "Garish, Glorious Spectacles," who is noted as the main character in the novel Play It as It Lays?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Ruth.
(c) Maria.
(d) Jenny.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the essay "How We All Love," in what professional field does Rosin say women are acheiving success?

2. According to James Wood (a writer Gay references in the essay "Not Here to Make Friends"), characters should be reflections of what?

3. In the essay "Girls, Girls, Girls," Gay suggests that women want a television series or move that is what?

4. According to "What We Hunger For," what adjective best describes the Hunger Games female protagonist?

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

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