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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In her essay "The Alienable Rights of Women," what does Gay say about history?

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

3. In the essay "Surviving Django," where does Gay say she was born?

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

5. At the end of the essay "Holding Out for a Hero," what does Gay hope comes from learning about what has happened?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay exploring how the author uses self implication to strengthen her themes of gender inequality, feminism, and/or reproductive freedom. How does she use her personal experiences (and sincerity) to illustrate her points?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay explaining the author's narrative tone toward violence against women. Select the most poignant, vivid examples from the essay collection to develop your argument.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay explaining the author's choice to write individual essays on a variety of different topics instead of one cohesive subject. What purpose does the narrative structure serve in developing and strengthening her concept of "bad feminism"?

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