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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through “The Story of a Generation of Seven Scams” and "We Come From Virginia".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In which publication did a writer first use the chopped salad as a metaphor for the frenetic pace of life?
(a) The Chicago Tribune.
(b) The Washington Post.
(c) The Awl.
(d) The New York Times.

2. What food item does Tolentino use as a metaphor for the workaholic lifestyle?
(a) Gyros.
(b) Chopped salads.
(c) Twinkies.
(d) Burritos.

3. Who wrote the novel that features a protagonist named Esther Greenwood?
(a) J.D. Salinger.
(b) Virginia Woolf.
(c) Jane Austen.
(d) Sylvia Plath.

4. Tolentino states that whenever she visits Sweetgreen, she generally eats her lunch in under how many minutes?
(a) 30.
(b) 20.
(c) 40.
(d) 10.

5. What was the name of the friend who insisted that Tolentino had to play a particular color of Power Ranger?
(a) Maddie.
(b) Allison.
(c) Megan.
(d) Sarah.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of festival was the Fyre Festival discussed by Tolentino?

2. What was the first name of the woman who accused members of the fraternity Phi Kappa Psi of rape?

3. In what year was the Dear Colleague letter created, as discussed in the essay "We Come from Old Virginia"?

4. What fraction of the world uses Facebook on at least a monthly basis?

5. Tolentino comments on Erdely's mistakes by stating that which kind of intentions "often produce blind spots" (208)?

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