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

2. What was the first name of the woman who accused members of the fraternity Phi Kappa Psi of rape?
(a) Sasha.
(b) Jackie.
(c) Michelle.
(d) Sandra.

3. How old was Tolentino when she joined the Peace Corps?
(a) 25.
(b) 21.
(c) 19.
(d) 23.

4. Which celebrity does Tolentino use to stand in for the tendency for women's suffering to be viewed as entertainment?
(a) Madonna.
(b) Britney Spears.
(c) Queen Latifah.
(d) Gwen Stefani.

5. The building featured in The Bell Jar was patterned after which real building?
(a) The Bramford.
(b) The Barbizon.
(c) The Ritz.
(d) The Duchess.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year was the book entitled Bitch published?

2. Of what material were the queen's slippers at the royal wedding made, as discussed in "I Thee Dread"?

3. What was the last name of the woman who wrote The Second Sex, the book discussed by Tolentino in the essay "Pure Heroines"?

4. Over what period of time does Tolentino say that women viewing themselves and each other through a particular lens has come to seem normal?

5. In which level of school was Tolentino when she was featured on a reality television series?

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