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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Peculiar Benefits," what two things does Gay cite as being a pain?
(a) Being black and being young.
(b) Being white and being a woman.
(c) Being young and being a a woman.
(d) Being black and being a woman.

2. In the essay "Reaching for Catharsis," what kind of camp does Gay attend as a teenager?
(a) Outdoor camp.
(b) Fat camp.
(c) Band camp.
(d) Skinny camp.

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

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

5. In "Feel Me. See Me. Hear Me. Reach Me." how does Gay describe feeling at the end of graduate school?
(a) Burnt out.
(b) Scared.
(c) Excited.
(d) Confident.

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

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

8. What does Gay bring to one of her first classes to intrigue the students in "Typical First Year Professor"?
(a) Music.
(b) Pizza.
(c) Legos.
(d) Chocolate.

9. What is the name of the Junot Diaz collection that Gay analyzes in "How We All Lose"?
(a) "This is How you Love Her."
(b) "Death of a Salesman."
(c) "This is How You Lose Her."
(d) "On Beauty."

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

11. According to the essay "How We All Love," in what professional field does Rosin say women are acheiving success?
(a) Nursing.
(b) Fashion.
(c) Education.
(d) Pharmacy.

12. According to the essay "How to Be Friends width Another Woman," who should a woman never date or become romantically involved?
(a) Her friend's father.
(b) Her friend's brother.
(c) Her friend's brother-in-law.
(d) Her friend's significant other.

13. Approximately how old is the narrator in "Typical First Year Professor"?
(a) In her forties.
(b) In her fifties.
(c) In her late twenties.
(d) In her thirties.

14. In the essay "How We All Love," what phrase does Moran, author of "How to Be a Woman," want to reclaim?
(a) Pretty feminist.
(b) Strident feminist.
(c) Strict feminist.
(d) Caring feminist.

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the essay "The Illusion of Safety," what does Gay suggest that parents want for their children and themselves?

2. What is the name of the actress whom was abused by her famous husband, as mentioned in the essay "Dear Young Ladies Who Love Chris Brown"?

3. In the essay "The Spectacle of Broken Men," what is the name of the Penn State football player who was accused of sexually abusing young boys?

4. In the essay "The Careless Language of Sexual Violence," what psychological issue does gang-rape often lead to?

5. In the essay "The Careless Language of Sexual Violence," what phrase refers to a culture where where it is acceptable for males to treat females violently?

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