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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. Tolentino says that which two decades of the internet's existence were marked by gatherings of people in open forums?
(a) The 90s and 00s.
(b) The 00s and 10s.
(c) The 70s and 80s.
(d) The 80s and 90s.

2. Tolentino tells the reader in the introduction that she tends to extinguish what feeling by writing?
(a) Uncertainty.
(b) Joy.
(c) Ennui.
(d) Anger.

3. What is the name of the bioluminescent bay discussed in the essay "Reality TV Me"?
(a) Mosquito.
(b) Bahama.
(c) Culebra.
(d) Coral.

4. In which sport did Tolentino participate during her childhood?
(a) Gymnastics.
(b) Basketball.
(c) Rugby.
(d) Soccer.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Tolentino asserts that what element of society "always determines the shape of politics and culture" (10)?

2. Tolentino states that whenever she visits Sweetgreen, she generally eats her lunch in under how many minutes?

3. The title of the essay "Always Be Optimizing" is an allusion to which play?

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

5. Tolentino states in the essay "The I in Internet" that what product "has become capitalism's last natural resource" (11) as a result of the internet?

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