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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 "Some Jokes Are Funnier Than Others," what has the comedian done that appalls Gay?
(a) Sexually harassed his female co-workers.
(b) Told rape jokes.
(c) Told death jokes.
(d) Raped many women.

2. As stated in the essay "What We Hunger For," what is one of the reasons that Gay reads?
(a) For clarity.
(b) For redemption.
(c) For an escape.
(d) For salvation.

3. In "What We Hunger For," what is the name of the book series with which Gay is obsessed?
(a) Little Women.
(b) Outlander.
(c) The Hunger Games.
(d) Sweet Valley High.

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

5. According to the essay "A Tale of Three Coming Out Stories," what popular journalist "came out" in 2012?
(a) Hunter S. Thompson.
(b) Andrew Cooper.
(c) Cooper Anderson.
(d) Anderson Cooper.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In the essay "Blurred Lines," what does Gay sarcastically suggest that everyone needs to do when reacting to rape lyrics in songs?

3. In the essay "Some Jokes Are Funnier Than Others," what major event were the children watching in their science classroom?

4. In the essay "Some Jokes Are Funnier Than Others," what male comedian does Gay criticize for his behavior?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. In the essay "Girls, Girls, Girls," why does Gay fall so hard for the television show "Girlfriends"?

2. In the essay "The Careless Language of Sexual Violence," why does Gay find the rape that occurred in Texas so appalling?

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

4. 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?

5. In the essay "The Spectacle of Broken Men," why does Gay say society lets athletes get away with criminal behavior?

6. In "To Scratch, Claw, or Grope Clumsily or Frantically," how does Gay respond when she hears all the rules to the game?

7. In the essay "What We Hunger For," why is Gay afraid to say no to her boyfriend?

8. In "To Scratch, Claw, or Grope Clumsily or Frantically," how does Gay beat her nemesis the first time?

9. In "Feel Me. See Me. Hear Me. Reach Me.," what is the primary lesson Gay learns from advising students?

10. What does the sole female participant say to comedian Daniel Tosh in the essay "Some Jokes Are Funnier Than Others"?

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