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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 describes the topics of the collection's essays by using which object as a metaphor?
(a) A microscope.
(b) A rainbow.
(c) A mirror.
(d) A prism.

2. In what year was Tolentino's childhood church founded, though she started attending in the mid-nineties?
(a) 1927.
(b) 1940.
(c) 1961.
(d) 1908.

3. What year does Tolentino name as a turning point for the internet's transition to a new organizing principle?
(a) 2012.
(b) 2014.
(c) 2010.
(d) 2009.

4. How many miles wide was the island on which the reality show was filmed?
(a) 4.
(b) 7.
(c) 12.
(d) 2.

5. At the start of the essay entitled "Ecstasy," Tolentino recalls that the church of her childhood had trees of what variety on its property?
(a) Maple.
(b) Oak.
(c) Chestnut.
(d) Elm.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Tolentino define her cultural identity?

3. Tolentino states in the essay "Ectasy" that she has spent how many years trying to undo her first 15 years of religious training?

4. How many people did Tolentino's church seat, according to her account?

5. What celestial body does Tolentino use in a metaphorical description of America within the introduction?

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