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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. What television show does Gay reference in her essay "When Less Is More"?
(a) The Office.
(b) Orange Is the New Black.
(c) 13 Reasons Why.
(d) Scandal.

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

3. In the essay "When Twitter Does What Journalism Cannot," how does Gay describe the world in which we live?
(a) Diverse.
(b) Messy.
(c) Judgmental.
(d) Over populated.

4. In her essay "The Alienable Rights of Women," what does Gay say about history?
(a) That we should forget it.
(b) That it should stay in the past.
(c) That it repeats itself.
(d) That is empowers growth.

5. As mentioned in the essay "A Tale of Two Profiles," what kind of eyes did Tsarnaev have?
(a) Soulful.
(b) Timid.
(c) Kind.
(d) Haunting.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the essay "The Solace of Preparing Fried Foods," how long is the movie "The Help"?

2. According to the essay "The Morality of Tyler Perry," what is one of his most polished films?

3. In her essay "The Racism We All Carry," with whom did Gay have a racially-evoked conversation about her neighbors?

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

5. In the essay "When Twitter Does What Journalism Cannot," on what does Gay say social media help people focus?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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