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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 "Beyond the Measure of Men," what is the ambiguous term that refers to untrue stories written by women?
(a) Women's nonfiction.
(b) Women's fiction.
(c) Women's fallacies.
(d) False fiction.

2. In the essay "Garish, Glorious Spectacles," what is the best word to describe the novel Green Girl?
(a) Cunning.
(b) Humorous.
(c) Tragic.
(d) Searing.

3. In the essay "Dear Young Ladies Who Love Chris Brown," who is Gay's primary audience?
(a) All fans of Chris Brown.
(b) Every woman under the age of thirty.
(c) All the critics of Chris Brown.
(d) Women who love Chris Brown (and have been harmed by him).

4. What does Gay state, in her essay "The Illusion of Safety," that life apparently requires?
(a) Optimism.
(b) Personal strength.
(c) A trigger warning.
(d) A dose of courage.

5. According to "What We Hunger For," what adjective best describes the Hunger Games female protagonist?
(a) Strong.
(b) Sweet.
(c) Sly.
(d) Sensitive.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the essay "The Trouble with Prince Charming," what did the characters in the Fifty Shades of Grey series need to sign prior to starting a relationship?

2. In the essay "How We All Love," the definition of what assaulting act continues to expand, in favor of women?

3. According to the essay "How to Be Friends width Another Woman," who should a woman never date or become romantically involved?

4. In the essay "Dear Young Ladies Who Love Chris Brown," who is the famous musician and former girlfriend whom Chris Brown physically hit?

5. In the essay "Garish, Glorious Spectacles," who are the green girls interrupted?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In the essay "How We All Love," how does Gay describe Junot Diaz's writing style?

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

5. In "To Scratch, Claw, or Grope Clumsily or Frantically," what disturbing news does Gay receive while at the tournament?

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

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

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

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

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