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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "The Cult of a Difficult Woman" and "I Thee Dread".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To which television show does Tolentino allude toward the end of the essay entitled "Always Be Optimizing"?
(a) Orphan Black.
(b) Black Mirror.
(c) Twin Peaks.
(d) Cheers.

2. Over what period of time does Tolentino say that women viewing themselves and each other through a particular lens has come to seem normal?
(a) 10 years.
(b) 3 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 20 years.

3. What was the first name of the queen whose white wedding dress established a steadfast tradition?
(a) Marie Antoinette.
(b) Victoria.
(c) Elizabeth.
(d) Isabella.

4. Whose literary wedding is described within her novel as a bride who has sweetly surrendered?
(a) Laura Ingalls.
(b) Pippi Longstocking.
(c) Anne of Green Gables.
(d) Esther Greenwood.

5. Tolentino asserts that what element of society "always determines the shape of politics and culture" (10)?
(a) Mass media.
(b) Government.
(c) Mass media.
(d) The arts community.

Short Answer Questions

1. Tolentino asserts that a woman is considered unruly even if she is criticized in what way?

2. The first line of the essay "Always Be Optimizing" states that "the ideal woman has always been" (62) what?

3. What kind of debt does Tolentino characterize as a "generation-defining scam" (188)?

4. How old was Tolentino when she joined the Peace Corps?

5. In what grade was Tolentino when she used the internet for the first time?

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