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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the essay "What We Hunger For," what happened to Gay as a teenager in the woods?
(a) She was asked to prom.
(b) She was raped.
(c) She was saved.
(d) She was rescued.

2. What is the name of the protagonist of the Hunger Games series, as referenced in "What We Hunger For"?
(a) Jennifer.
(b) Kat.
(c) Katniss.
(d) Cinna.

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

4. 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.

5. In her essay "Some Jokes Are Funnier Than Others," what does Gay say that humor about sexual violence suggests?
(a) Ignorance.
(b) Permissiveness.
(c) Judgement.
(d) Hatred.

Short Answer Questions

1. As stated in the essay "What We Hunger For," what is one of the reasons that Gay reads?

2. In the essay "Not Here to Make Friends," what popular movie does Gay reference as an example of a woman pretending in a relationship?

3. In "How to Be Friends with Another Woman," what emphatic word does Gay tell women to use when speaking the truth to other women?

4. In the essay "A Tale of Three Coming Out Stories," a son of a lesbian couple testifies in their defense. In what state did that couple live?

5. In the essay "The Illusion of Safety," what sort of reactions does Gay experience to her triggers?

Short Essay Questions

1. According the essay "Reaching for Catharsis," what is a major benefit that a "fat" person has in terms of emotionally healing?

2. In the essay "Not Here to Make Friends," what does Gay state might be behind the likeability trends in contemporary society?

3. In the essay "Some Jokes Are Funnier Than Others," why did the class clown get in trouble?

4. In the essay "The Trouble with Prince Charming, or He Who Trespassed Against Us," what is the truth about fairytales?

5. In the essay "The Illusion of Safety," what is the purpose of listing all the detailed visceral reactions at the beginning?

6. In the essay "Reaching for Catharsis," what is Gay's primary criticism of the book, Skinny?

7. In the essay "A Tale of Three Coming Out Stories," what does Gay say that people like, in this information age?

8. In the essay "The Trouble with Prince Charming, or He Who Trespassed Against Us," what does Gay suggest that the Fifty Grades series is, at its core?

9. In the essay "Blurred Lines, Indeed," Gay has mixed feelings about female rape victims telling their stories. What does she predict will happen?

10. In the essay "How We All Lose," what is Gay's main criticism of Rosin's book The End of Men?

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