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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Pure Heroines" and "Ecstasy".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of the cast member whom Tolentino describes as the outcast?
(a) Paris.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Demian.
(d) Cory.

2. Tolentino recalls her friend insisting that Tolentino had to play which Power Ranger in their game?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Blue.
(c) Pink.
(d) Green.

3. How does Tolentino describe the new organizing principle that came to envelop most online interactions in a particular year?
(a) Hatred.
(b) Poverty.
(c) Money.
(d) Opposition.

4. Tolentino claims that the second problematic quality of the internet is that it encourages people to overestimate the value of what?
(a) Their opinions.
(b) Their individual experiences.
(c) Their empathy.
(d) Their friends and family.

5. In what grade was Tolentino when she used the internet for the first time?
(a) Tenth.
(b) Third.
(c) First.
(d) Fifth.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is NOT one of the three "nightmarish metaphorical structures" (16) Tolentino says the internet added to the existing structures of stage and audience?

2. Tolentino describes the topics of the collection's essays by using which object as a metaphor?

3. Around which group of people are movements such as #MeToo and #TimesUp organized?

4. To which television show does Tolentino allude toward the end of the essay entitled "Always Be Optimizing"?

5. What drug does Tolentino claim can be useful to one's emotional health if used sparingly?

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