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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Pure Heroines" and "Ecstasy".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of bird was Nigel, the bird whose story went viral when he died protecting a concrete statue of another bird?
(a) A robin.
(b) A seagull.
(c) A hawk.
(d) A crow.

2. How does Tolentino describe the new organizing principle that came to envelop most online interactions in a particular year?
(a) Hatred.
(b) Opposition.
(c) Money.
(d) Poverty.

3. What was the last name of the woman who wrote The Second Sex, the book discussed by Tolentino in the essay "Pure Heroines"?
(a) Kinsey.
(b) Pickford.
(c) Lancet.
(d) De Beauvoir.

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

5. Tolentino provides a long list of female literary protagonists who are victims of which crime?
(a) Theft.
(b) Rape.
(c) Burglary.
(d) Assault.

Short Answer Questions

1. Tolentino states that if one were to view womanhood entirely through the lens of literature, adolescence would look like what?

2. How many dollars did Tolentino's father offer to give her if she tried out for the reality show?

3. The cast member named Cory came from a small town in which state?

4. Tolentino writes that on Sundays, her church "looked like a" (130) what?

5. How old is Esther Greenwood in the novel in which she is the featured protagonist?

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