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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the essay 'Beyond the Struggle Narrative," for what film did Hattie McDanniel win an Oscar?
(a) "Gone With the Wind."
(b) "Django."
(c) "12 years a Slave."
(d) "The Help."

2. As mentioned in the essay "the Alienable Rights of Women," in 2011, what percentage of all women of reproductive age in the U.S. lived in states hostile to abortion rights and reproductive freedom?
(a) 60%.
(b) 55%.
(c) 45%.
(d) 65%.

3. In the essay "Surviving Django," how many times in the "N" word used in the film "Django"?
(a) 75.
(b) 110.
(c) 125.
(d) 50.

4. According to the essay "Surviving Django," what was "Django" nominated for?
(a) Nothing.
(b) A Grammy.
(c) An Oscar.
(d) A Golden Globe.

5. To what film does Gay refer in her essay "Surviving Django"?
(a) Pulp Fiction
(b) Inglorious Bastards.
(c) 12 Years a Slave.
(d) Django.

6. After the tragedy, what does the king of Norway say is stronger than fear, according to the essay "Tragedy. Call. Compassion. Response"?
(a) Freedom.
(b) Compassion.
(c) Love.
(d) Forgiveness.

7. To what Greek play does Gay reference in her essay "The Alienable Rights of Women"?
(a) The Odessey.
(b) Lysistrata.
(c) Hercules.
(d) Romeo and Juliet.

8. In the essay "Holding Out for a Hero," what does Gay say that heroism can be?
(a) A responsibility.
(b) A chore.
(c) A joy.
(d) A burden.

9. As mentioned in the essay "A Tale of Two Profiles," what city's police department instilled a "stop and frisk" program?
(a) Detroit.
(b) New York City.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) New Orleans.

10. What does the magazine journalist try to evoke for Tsarnaev in her article, according "A Tale of Two Profiles"?
(a) Judgment.
(b) Empathy.
(c) Understanding.
(d) Hatred.

11. As stated in the essay "the Morality of Tyler Perry," what is the median age for a first marriage, for women?
(a) 24.3.
(b) 25.2.
(c) 25.8.
(d) 24.8.

12. In the essay "When Twitter Does What Journalism Cannot," how does Gay describe the world in which we live?
(a) Diverse.
(b) Judgmental.
(c) Over populated.
(d) Messy.

13. According to the essay "When Less Is More," what is name of the white female prisonor on "Orange Is the New Black"?
(a) Roxanne.
(b) Jenna.
(c) Stacy.
(d) Piper.

14. As mentioned in the essay "The Last Day of a Young Black Man," where was Oscar shot and killed?
(a) A gas station.
(b) Outside his house.
(c) A cemetery.
(d) A train station.

15. In the essay "The Alienable Rights of Women," what does Gay sarcastically joke about creating?
(a) An abortion clinic.
(b) A jet.
(c) An underground railroad.
(d) A space ship.

Short Answer Questions

1. What television show does Gay reference in her essay "When Less Is More"?

2. In her essay "Beyond the Struggle Narrative," what does Gay say is used to tell a man's story?

3. In the essay "The Morality of Tyler Perry," what does Gay say that Perry uses as punishment for infidelity?

4. According to the essay "Holding Out for a Hero," who did George Zimmerman kill?

5. Accrding to the essay "The Racism We All Carry," where does Paula Deen live?

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