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

2. According to the essay "How We All Love," in what professional field does Rosin say women are acheiving success?
(a) Education.
(b) Nursing.
(c) Fashion.
(d) Pharmacy.

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

4. In the essay To Scratch, Claw, or Grope Clumsily or Frantically, what does Gay say you cannot do at a Scrabble tournament?
(a) Pee.
(b) Cheat.
(c) Cry.
(d) Yell.

5. Approximately how old is the narrator in "Typical First Year Professor"?
(a) In her thirties.
(b) In her forties.
(c) In her late twenties.
(d) In her fifties.

Short Answer Questions

1. In her essay "The Trouble with Prince Charming," who is the female protagonist who gets swept off her feet by the handsome Christian Grey?

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

3. What does the main character in the novel Skinny need to write while at fat camp, as noted in the essay "Reaching for Catharsis"?

4. In the essay "Not Here to Make Friends," what does Gay say was dead to her as a teenager?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In the essay "Not Here to Make Friends," how does Gay define "likeability"?

3. Accordingly to the essay "A Tale of Three Coming Out Stories," how do people react when a celebrity comes out as gay?

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

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

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

7. In the essay "I One Was Miss America," what is Gay's reaction after reading the sequel to the Sweet Valley High books?

8. In the essay "Blurred Lines, Indeed," what does Gay admit to hating?

9. In the essay "Dear Young Ladies Who Love Chris Brown," what does Gay predict will happen to his behavior?

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

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