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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 "When Less Is More," what does Gay say that Piper owns?
(a) Her husband.
(b) Her own house.
(c) A Porsche.
(d) Her own solar system.

2. In her essay "The Racism We All Carry," with whom did Gay have a racially-evoked conversation about her neighbors?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her boss.
(c) Her landlord.
(d) Her best friend.

3. According to the essay "A Tale of Two Profiles," what magazine featured Dzhokhar Tsarnaev on its cover?
(a) The Rolling Stone.
(b) Vanity Fare.
(c) Time.
(d) The Atlantic.

4. According to the essay "When Less Is More," what is name of the white female prisonor on "Orange Is the New Black"?
(a) Stacy.
(b) Piper.
(c) Jenna.
(d) Roxanne.

5. At the end of the essay "The Solace of Preparing Fried Foods," what does Gay say is complicated?
(a) Writing science fiction.
(b) Writing well.
(c) Writing poetry.
(d) Writing difference.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which CNN anchorman offers five suggestions for the black community to overcome racism in the essay "The Politics of Respectability"?

2. According to the essay "Surviving Django," what was "Django" nominated for?

3. As mentioned in the essay "the Alienable Rights of Women," in 2011, what percentage of all women of reproductive age in the U.S. lived in states hostile to abortion rights and reproductive freedom?

4. In the essay "The Alienable Rights of Women," what does Gay sarcastically joke about creating?

5. As mentioned in the essay "The Racism We All Carry," what is Paul Deen's role?

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

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

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

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

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

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 "Holding Out for a Hero," how does Gay define heroism?

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

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

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