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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. How old is the focal character of “The Feminist” when he finally has sex?

2. Which of the following had an assignation with Yelmer?

3. Who is Julian’s ex-boyfriend?

4. Under what handle does the friend of the focal character of “The Feminist” post to deride him?

5. With which of the following does “Pics” end?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Kant opt to rent a doll rather than hire an escort?

2. Why does Kant decide to attempt the gym?

3. What does Alison note is the “subtext of every post” (67)?

4. Why does the focal character of “The Feminist” determine to cut ties with his former friends?

5. Why does the focal character of “The Feminist” decline to respond to his friend’s social media post?

6. Why is Kant averse to touch?

7. Why does Alison think The Feminist relishes hearing about her pain?

8. What is Kant’s “cairn of shames” (95)?

9. How does Alison regard the apology email she sends to Neil after the initial upset with Cece?

10. Why does the friend of the focal character of “The Feminist” assert he refuses to move past rejection?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Which character is the second most important in the text? How does the work support such an assertion?

Essay Topic 2

Of the pieces in the anthology, which is the most apt to be adapted, and into what medium? What in that selection suggests its adaptability to the medium you select? How does that suggest itself to such an adaptation?

Essay Topic 3

Typically, an epigraph is expected to speak to or set the tone for the work it introduces. Does the epigraph of Rejection do so for the present anthology? How or how not?

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