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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. 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) 5 years.
(c) 20 years.
(d) 3 years.

2. In what year was the first bridal magazine published?
(a) 1961.
(b) 1934.
(c) 1955.
(d) 1943.

3. What is the name of the building in which the protagonist lives in the novel The Bell Jar?
(a) The Dakota.
(b) The Amazon.
(c) The Marquise.
(d) The Mandolin.

4. What is the first of the several major events discussed within the essay "The Story of a Generation of Seven Scams"?
(a) The Fyre Festival.
(b) Y2K.
(c) The Spanish flu pandemic.
(d) The 2016 US election.

5. How many thousands of dollars did the winning team of Boys Vs. Girls win?
(a) 100.
(b) 50.
(c) 20.
(d) 10.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what month of the year was the disastrous Fyre Festival held?

2. In what year was the chopped salad first written about as a metaphor for the frenetic pace of life, according to Tolentino?

3. What kind of bird was Nigel, the bird whose story went viral when he died protecting a concrete statue of another bird?

4. At what age did Tolentino enter high school?

5. In which magazine was the article called "A Rape on Campus," written by Erdely, published?

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