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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. Tolentino claims that the second problematic quality of the internet is that it encourages people to overestimate the value of what?
(a) Their opinions.
(b) Their individual experiences.
(c) Their empathy.
(d) Their friends and family.

2. How many dollars did Tolentino's father offer to give her if she tried out for the reality show?
(a) 10.
(b) 50.
(c) 20.
(d) 30.

3. How many boys were a part of the reality television show series' cast?
(a) 10.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 8.

4. Tolentino states that the majority of women consider themselves to be what kind of thinkers?
(a) Independent.
(b) Analytical.
(c) Deep.
(d) Educated.

5. Tolentino states that if one were to view womanhood entirely through the lens of literature, adolescence would look like what?
(a) Confusion.
(b) Sadness.
(c) Bitterness.
(d) Anger.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many thousands of dollars did the winning team of Boys Vs. Girls win?

2. At the start of the essay entitled "Ecstasy," Tolentino recalls that the church of her childhood had trees of what variety on its property?

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

4. Tolentino recalls her friend insisting that Tolentino had to play which Power Ranger in their game?

5. Tolentino asserts that engaging in the ridiculous goal of "figuring out how to 'get better' at being a woman" (64) will never bring what?

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