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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. At the end of the essay "Holding Out for a Hero," what does Gay hope comes from learning about what has happened?
(a) Anger.
(b) Justice.
(c) Revenge.
(d) Knowledge.

2. In her essay "Beyond the Struggle Narrative," what does Gay say is used to tell a man's story?
(a) Human suffering.
(b) Cinematic features.
(c) Narrative art.
(d) Women's suffering.

3. According to the essay "Surviving Django," what was "Django" nominated for?
(a) A Grammy.
(b) Nothing.
(c) An Oscar.
(d) A Golden Globe.

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

5. What is the main topic of the essay "The Alienable Rights of Women"?
(a) Marital freedom.
(b) Gender equality.
(c) Women's rights.
(d) Reproductive freedom.

Short Answer Questions

1. What actor plays Oscar, the main male character in the film "Fruitvale Station," according to the essay "The Last Day of a Young Black Man"?

2. As mentioned in the essay "The Racism We All Carry," what sort of rules about racism have made Deen popular?

3. What does the magazine journalist try to evoke for Tsarnaev in her article, according "A Tale of Two Profiles"?

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

5. According to the essay "When Twitter Does What Journalism Cannot," how many YouTube views did the incident with senator Davis receive?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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