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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. How many problematic characteristics of the internet does Tolentino identify in the essay "The I in Internet" (13)?
(a) 5.
(b) 7.
(c) 6.
(d) 9.

2. Tolentino notes that the third problematic trait of the internet is that it distends what types of feelings?
(a) Selfish.
(b) Empathetic.
(c) Existential.
(d) Adversarial.

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

4. What term does Tolentino use to describe the salaries of college faculty in America during the twenty-first century?
(a) Stagnant.
(b) Soaring.
(c) Falling.
(d) Rising.

5. Tolentino discusses a particular literary hero and his discovery of all but which of the following?
(a) Self.
(b) Success.
(c) Identity.
(d) Story.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Which person in Tolentino's life suggested that she apply to the University of Virginia?

4. For which publication was Tolentino writing when "A Rape on Campus" was published by Erdely?

5. The building featured in The Bell Jar was patterned after which real building?

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