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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 major event were the children watching in their science classroom?
(a) JFK's funeral.
(b) The first man walking on the moon.
(c) The Challenger.
(d) The Vietnam riots.

2. In "Typical First Year Professor," what does Gay do before teaching her first class?
(a) Have a nightmare.
(b) Scream.
(c) Cry.
(d) Vomit.

3. In "Feel Me. See Me. Hear Me. Reach Me." what BET show does it take Gay a long time to appreciate?
(a) Sex and the City.
(b) Sassy Ladies.
(c) Girlfriends.
(d) Boyfriends.

4. In "Feel Me. See Me. Hear Me. Reach Me." what does Gay repeatedly think to herself when around her co-workers?
(a) Please be my friend.
(b) Please be kind to me.
(c) Please like me.
(d) Please do not hate me.

5. What does the artist referenced in the essay "The Smooth Surfaces of Idyll" imbue his art with?
(a) Happiness.
(b) Joy.
(c) Suffering.
(d) Tragedy.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the essay "Girls, Girls, Girls," what group of people are often left out of popular cultures (such as television shows and films)?

2. What female issue does Gay say in complex, in her essay "Garish, Glorious Spectacles"?

3. In the essay "The Smooth Surfaces of Idyll," what does Gay say is not a popular topic in fiction?

4. In the essay "The Spectacle of Broken Men," what did many people call the man who killed the rapist?

5. In the essay "How We All Love," what phrase does Moran, author of "How to Be a Woman," want to reclaim?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In the essay "Girls, Girls, Girls," what is Gay's main criticism of the show "Girls"?

4. In the essay "Peculiar Benefits," what is the main lesson Gay learns while in Haiti?

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

6. In the essay "Peculiar Benefits," what does Gay say is most important to do when it comes to privilege?

7. Why does Gay suggest that readers are not to like the character Countess Olenska, as referenced in the essay "Not Here to Make Friends"?

8. At the end of the essay "Dear Young Ladies Who Love Chris Brown," what does Gay say to the ladies?

9. In the essay "What We Hunger For," why does Gay admire the Hunger Games character Katniss?

10. When Gay reflects on the book by Jennifer Pozner in her essay "Garish, Glorious Spectacles," how does she say women are portrayed in reality television?

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