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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) Active.
(b) Lithe.
(c) Functional.
(d) Muscular.

2. Tolentino asserts that the first problematic quality of the internet is that it is built with the intention of taking what action in relation to our identities?
(a) Polishing.
(b) Reshaping.
(c) Obscuring.
(d) Eradicating.

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

4. In which American city did Tolentino grow up?
(a) Phoenix.
(b) Houston.
(c) San Antonio.
(d) Santa Fe.

5. The first line of the essay "Always Be Optimizing" states that "the ideal woman has always been" (62) what?
(a) Imaginary.
(b) Beautiful.
(c) Fleeting.
(d) Generic.

Short Answer Questions

1. Tolentino states that she began writing Trick Mirror in which season of 2017?

2. Which cast member revealed to Tolentino that they were gay but closeted at the time of filming?

3. In what year was Tolentino's childhood church founded, though she started attending in the mid-nineties?

4. What drug does Tolentino claim can be useful to one's emotional health if used sparingly?

5. To which television show does Tolentino allude toward the end of the essay entitled "Always Be Optimizing"?

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