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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 does the magazine journalist try to evoke for Tsarnaev in her article, according "A Tale of Two Profiles"?
(a) Hatred.
(b) Empathy.
(c) Judgment.
(d) Understanding.

2. According to the essay "The Solace of Preparing Fried Foods," what is the name of the white woman who wrote The Help?
(a) Joan Didion.
(b) Emma Thompson.
(c) Roxanne Gay.
(d) Kathryn Stockett.

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

4. In her essay "The Last Day of a Young Black Man," what does Gay accuse the film "Fruitvale Station" of being?
(a) Unrealistic.
(b) Tragic.
(c) Sarcastic.
(d) Sentimental.

5. 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"?
(a) Michael B. Jordan.
(b) Antonio Banderas.
(c) Denzel Washington.
(d) Jordan Peele.

Short Answer Questions

1. In her essay "The Alienable Rights of Women," what does Gay say is both a private and public experience?

2. According to the essay "The Solace of Preparing Fried Foods," what female actress won an oscar for her performance in "The Help"?

3. What does Gay admit to knowing nothing about in her essay "Bad Feminism: Take Two"?

4. According to the essay "Tragedy. Call. Compassion. Response," how old was Winehouse when she died?

5. In the essay "The Racism We All Carry," what musical chorus does Gay mention to state her argument?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 Last Day of a Young Black Man," how is Oscar portrayed in the film?

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

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