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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (Chapters 10 - 29).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the one sport that Gay says she was decent at?
(a) Softball.
(b) Basketball.
(c) Swimming.
(d) Soccer.

2. Which book series did Gay become obsessed with after her trauma?
(a) Encyclopedia Brown.
(b) Sweet Valley High.
(c) Harry Potter.
(d) Nancy Drew.

3. What was the name of the boy responsible for Gay's trauma?
(a) Robert.
(b) Michael.
(c) Christopher.
(d) Tony.

4. What did Gay buy for herself on her twenty-first birthday?
(a) Heroin.
(b) A six-pack of Corona.
(c) A new pet.
(d) A car.

5. Where did Gay end up enrolling in college immediately following high school?
(a) Harvard University.
(b) Yale University.
(c) Brown University.
(d) University of Pennsylvania.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Gay's father do for a living?

2. Who transferred to the same university Gay went to for her PhD?

3. What is the one university Gay applied to where she did not gain acceptance?

4. What did Gay's English teacher encourage her to do?

5. Where was Gay born?

(see the answer key)

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