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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) Vanessa Williams.
(b) Viola Davis.
(c) Octavia Spencer.
(d) Halle Berry.

2. In the essay "The Alienable Rights of Women," what does Gay sarcastically joke about creating?
(a) An abortion clinic.
(b) A jet.
(c) An underground railroad.
(d) A space ship.

3. According to the essay "The Politics of Respectability," what U.S. president gave a powerful speech in 2013 in which he offers suggestions for decreasing racism?
(a) President Obama.
(b) President Trump.
(c) President Bush.
(d) President Clinton.

4. In the essay "Bad Feminism: Take Two," what color does Gay admit to loving?
(a) Black.
(b) Purple.
(c) Pink.
(d) Blue.

5. To what film does Gay refer in her essay "Surviving Django"?
(a) Inglorious Bastards.
(b) Pulp Fiction
(c) Django.
(d) 12 Years a Slave.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was senator Davis fighting for, as stated in the essay "When Twitter Does What Journalism Cannot"?

2. To what Greek play does Gay reference in her essay "The Alienable Rights of Women"?

3. In her essay "The Last Day of a Young Black Man," what does Gay accuse the film "Fruitvale Station" of being?

4. In the essay "When Less Is More," what does Gay say that Piper owns?

5. According to the essay "The Morality of Tyler Perry," with what does Perry have a finely honed obsession?

Short Essay Questions

1. In the essay "Beyond the Struggle Narrative," what types of roles is it acceptable for black women to play in hollywood films?

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

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

4. In the essay "The Alienable Rights of Women," what does Gay mean by suggesting that women have good memories?

5. In the essay "Holding Out for a Hero," how does Gay define heroism?

6. In her esssay "Surviving Django," what are Gay's primary criticisms of "Django"?

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

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

9. In the essay "The Solace of Preparing Fried Foods," why is Gay so disgusted with the novel and film "The Help"?

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

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