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

2. In the essay "The Solace of Preparing Fried Foods," what film is Gay critiquing?
(a) "Sex and the City."
(b) "Shawshank Redemption."
(c) "The Firm."
(d) "The Help."

3. According to the essay "The Morality of Tyler Perry," with what does Perry have a finely honed obsession?
(a) Fetishizing the poor.
(b) Fetishizing the wealthy.
(c) Fetishizing the working class.
(d) Fetishizing women.

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

5. According to the essay "Beyond the Struggle Narrative," what is the name of the main female character in "12 Years a Slave"?
(a) Jenna.
(b) Brita.
(c) Patsey.
(d) Penny.

6. In the essay "When Less Is More," what does Gay say that Piper owns?
(a) Her own house.
(b) Her husband.
(c) Her own solar system.
(d) A Porsche.

7. According to the essay "The Alienable Rights of Women," in what year did women in the United States begin having the right to terminate a pregnancy?
(a) 1975.
(b) 1973.
(c) 1990.
(d) 1960.

8. What was senator Davis fighting for, as stated in the essay "When Twitter Does What Journalism Cannot"?
(a) Women's rights.
(b) Racial rights.
(c) Voting freedom.
(d) Reproductive freedom.

9. As mentioned in the essay "The Racism We All Carry," what sort of rules about racism have made Deen popular?
(a) Novel.
(b) Nationally proclaimed.
(c) Unspoken.
(d) Out dated.

10. In the essay "When Twitter Does What Journalism Cannot," on what does Gay say social media help people focus?
(a) The present moment.
(b) The facts.
(c) The people involved.
(d) The statistics.

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

12. According to the essay "Holding Out for a Hero," who did George Zimmerman kill?
(a) Himself.
(b) Trayvon Martin.
(c) Tray Martin.
(d) Dean Martin.

13. What actor plays Oscar, the main male character in the film "Fruitvale Station," according to the essay "The Last Day of a Young Black Man"?
(a) Jordan Peele.
(b) Antonio Banderas.
(c) Denzel Washington.
(d) Michael B. Jordan.

14. According to the essay "Tragedy. Call. Compassion. Response," how old was Winehouse when she died?
(a) 30.
(b) 25.
(c) 27.
(d) 28.

15. As mentioned in the essay "Tragedy. Call. Compassion. Response," what does Gay say tests the limits of language?
(a) Happiness.
(b) Death.
(c) Tragedy.
(d) Grief.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the essy "The Last Day of a Young Black Man," how much money did the film "Fruitvale Station" gross?

2. According to the essay "The Politics of Respectability," what U.S. president gave a powerful speech in 2013 in which he offers suggestions for decreasing racism?

3. According to the essay "When Twitter Does What Journalism Cannot," how many YouTube views did the incident with senator Davis receive?

4. According to the essay "The Solace of Preparing Fried Foods," how long is the movie "The Help"?

5. What does Gay admit to knowing nothing about in her essay "Bad Feminism: Take Two"?

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