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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Reality TV Me" and "Always Be Optimizing".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which disease did Tolentino contract during her stint in the Peace Corps?
(a) Cholera.
(b) Dysentery.
(c) Influenza.
(d) Tuberculosis.

2. Tolentino states that the majority of women consider themselves to be what kind of thinkers?
(a) Independent.
(b) Educated.
(c) Analytical.
(d) Deep.

3. What celestial body does Tolentino use in a metaphorical description of America within the introduction?
(a) Supernova.
(b) Black hole.
(c) Mars.
(d) Galaxy.

4. The pizza parlor associated with Pizzagate was called DC's Comet what?
(a) Ping Pong pizzeria.
(b) Peppermint Parlor pizzeria.
(c) Truffle pizzeria.
(d) Lollapalooza pizzeria.

5. Which word does Tolentino NOT use to describe particular elements of the internet before a major turning point changed their effects?
(a) Rewarding.
(b) Surprising.
(c) Vindicating.
(d) Curious.

Short Answer Questions

1. To which element of life does the term "panopticon" (16) refer, as explained by Tolentino in "The I in Internet"?

2. Jess performed what role within the reality television series Boys Vs. Girls?

3. Tolentino laments in "The I in Internet" the way in which womanhood can so often "feel like a story of loss of" (28) what?

4. Tolentino and her family were spending the day at what location when she tried out for the television show?

5. Tolentino notes that the third problematic trait of the internet is that it distends what types of feelings?

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