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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through “The Story of a Generation of Seven Scams” and "We Come From Virginia".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Tolentino states that her illness during her stint in the Peace Corps taught her not to take what kind of body for granted?
(a) Functional.
(b) Lithe.
(c) Active.
(d) Muscular.

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

3. The Angelfire subpage Tolentino discusses in the text is titled, "The Story of How Jia Got" (7) what?
(a) Her groove back.
(b) Her deepest desire.
(c) Her web addiction.
(d) Her fondest wish.

4. Tolentino asserts that the internet tends to minimize the need for what type of action?
(a) Impulsive.
(b) Efficient.
(c) Meaningful.
(d) Physical.

5. Tolentino tells the reader in the introduction that she tends to extinguish what feeling by writing?
(a) Joy.
(b) Uncertainty.
(c) Anger.
(d) Ennui.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many weeks did Tolentino and the rest of the cast spend on the island?

2. How many people in the world are wealthier than Mark Zuckerberg, according to Tolentino?

3. The colleges to which Tolentino applied were mostly in New England and in which state?

4. In what city does the novel The Bell Jar take place?

5. Tolentino points out the way in which tweets do not allow for the inclusion of what types of experiences?

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