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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. According to the essay "The Solace of Preparing Fried Foods," what female actress won an oscar for her performance in "The Help"?
(a) Halle Berry.
(b) Octavia Spencer.
(c) Viola Davis.
(d) Vanessa Williams.

2. In her essay "Tragedy. Call. Compassion. Response," how does Gay describe Winehouse?
(a) A soulful singer.
(b) A soulful woman singer.
(c) A girl-woman singer.
(d) A woman-child singer.

3. As stated in the essay "The Morality of Tyler Perry," what is the median age for a first marriage, for men?
(a) 28.7.
(b) 27.6.
(c) 28.3.
(d) 28.1.

4. As mentioned in the essay "The Racism We All Carry," what sort of rules about racism have made Deen popular?
(a) Unspoken.
(b) Novel.
(c) Nationally proclaimed.
(d) Out dated.

5. According to the essay "Surviving Django," who produced the film "Django"?
(a) Quentin Tarantino.
(b) Leonardo DiCaprio.
(c) The Everily brothers.
(d) James Cameron.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the musician who dies at a tragic young age, as mentioned in the essay "Tragedy. Call. Compassion. Response"?

2. What television show does Gay reference in her essay "When Less Is More"?

3. In her essay "The Alienable Rights of Women," what does Gay say about history?

4. In the essay "The Solace of Preparing Fried Foods," what film is Gay critiquing?

5. As mentioned in the essay "The Last Day of a Young Black Man," who wrote and directed the film "Fruitvale Station"?

Short Essay Questions

1. In the essay "The Solace of Preparing Fried Foods," why does Gay cry when watching "The Help"?

2. In the essay "When Less Is More," what phrase does Gay repeat and why does she make that decision?

3. In the essay "A Tale of Two Profiles," what did the "Rolling Stone" do that appalled Gay?

4. In the essay "The Last Day of a Young Black Man," how is Oscar portrayed in the film?

5. According to the essay "The Last Day of a Young Black Man," what does Gay think of the film "Fruitvale Station"?

6. In the essay "The Morality of Tyler Perry," who is Tyler Perry?

7. In the essay "Beyond the Struggle Narrative," why does Gay dislike the film "12 Years a Slave"?

8. In the essay "The Racism We All Carry," what personal experience does Gay include at the end to illustrate racism's prevalence?

9. What is Gay's main criticism of "Orange Is the New Black," as analyzed in her essay "When Less Is More"?

10. In the essay "When Twitter Does What Journalism Cannot," why does Gay say we need both traditional journalism and social media?

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