View a FREE sample

This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What book series was Gay enamored with during her boarding school years?
(a) The Wind in the Willows.
(b) The Wolves of Willoughby Chase.
(c) The Girls of Canby Hall.
(d) The Spymaster Series.

2. Where did Gay enroll in her Creative Writing MA program?
(a) Michigan State University.
(b) University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
(c) Brown University.
(d) Yale University.

3. What was the title of Gay's short story collection for her thesis?
(a) Bridges.
(b) How Small the World.
(c) The Sounds of Silence.
(d) Life in a Cage.

4. What specific community is Gay drawn to online?
(a) Body art.
(b) White supremacist.
(c) BDSM.
(d) Transgender.

5. What did Gay's father do for a living?
(a) He was a musician.
(b) He was a carpenter.
(c) He was a doctor.
(d) He was a civil engineer.

6. What is the one university Gay applied to where she did not gain acceptance?
(a) Yale University.
(b) Brown University.
(c) University of Pennsylvania.
(d) New York University.

7. What name does Gay give to her imaginary boyfriend?
(a) Jason.
(b) Mr. X.
(c) Mr. Z.
(d) Nathan.

8. Gay says her lost years began with a specific thing. What was it?
(a) Financial crisis.
(b) Prostitution.
(c) Drugs.
(d) The Internet.

9. Which of the following is NOT a Haitian food that Gay mentions she likes?
(a) Red rice.
(b) Legumes.
(c) Paella.
(d) Fried plantains.

10. Where was Gay born?
(a) Port-au-Prince.
(b) New York City.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) Omaha.

11. What city did Gay travel to with the man in his forties right after they left San Francisco?
(a) New York.
(b) Omaha.
(c) Phoenix.
(d) Minneapolis.

12. Which of the following was one way that Gay hid her new habit from other people?
(a) Using a thermos.
(b) Wearing a wig.
(c) Painting her nails.
(d) Using breath mints.

13. What kind of game did Gay play at the Casino while a PhD student?
(a) Slots.
(b) Poker.
(c) Roulette.
(d) Solitaire.

14. Where did Gay enroll for her PhD program in creative writing?
(a) Northwestern University.
(b) Michigan Technological University.
(c) Yale University.
(d) University of Connecticut.

15. Which of the following best describes Gay as a high school student?
(a) Loud and bullying.
(b) Outgoing and confident.
(c) Stable and secure.
(d) Shy and withdrawn.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who comes to stay with Gay during her follow-up surgery in high school?

2. What type of professional did Gay interview for her Reporter-at-Large project in high school?

3. Why did Gay eventually come home to her parents after her lost years?

4. What city did Gay travel to in order to meet the man in his forties?

5. How old was Gay when she experienced her life-defining trauma?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 439 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample