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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. On what channel did Boys Vs. Girls appear, according to Tolentino?
(a) Discovery.
(b) Noggin.
(c) PBS.
(d) Nat Geo.

2. Tolentino had recently moved to which city at the time "A Rape on Campus" was published?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) New York City.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Atlanta.

3. Tolentino discusses a particular literary hero and his discovery of all but which of the following?
(a) Success.
(b) Self.
(c) Story.
(d) Identity.

4. The first line of the essay "Always Be Optimizing" states that "the ideal woman has always been" (62) what?
(a) Generic.
(b) Fleeting.
(c) Imaginary.
(d) Beautiful.

5. How many miles wide was the island on which the reality show was filmed?
(a) 4.
(b) 7.
(c) 2.
(d) 12.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the friend who insisted that Tolentino had to play a particular color of Power Ranger?

2. How many girls were members of the reality television show's cast?

3. Tolentino discusses at length the character of Esther Greenwood, the protagonist of which novel?

4. On which generation does the essay "The Story of a Generation of Seven Scams" focus?

5. Tolentino states that in adult fiction, which element almost always "comes first" (98) in a female protagonist's plot arc?

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