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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the restaurant that Tolentino discusses in "Always Be Optimizing"?
(a) Veggie Delight.
(b) Sweetgreen.
(c) Greenways.
(d) Vitality Bowls.

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. Which disease did Tolentino contract during her stint in the Peace Corps?
(a) Influenza.
(b) Tuberculosis.
(c) Dysentery.
(d) Cholera.

4. What celestial body does Tolentino use in a metaphorical description of America within the introduction?
(a) Black hole.
(b) Galaxy.
(c) Mars.
(d) Supernova.

5. What was NOT an element about which Tolentino was excited when her family got a new computer during spring break?
(a) Chatting.
(b) IMS.
(c) Sending an email.
(d) Having a profile.

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

7. Around which group of people are movements such as #MeToo and #TimesUp organized?
(a) Sex offenders.
(b) Women.
(c) Victims of domestic violence.
(d) Women of color.

8. The writer who first compared a chopped salad's qualities to the workaholic lifestyle said that it promotes the consumption of what?
(a) Nutrients.
(b) Data.
(c) Flavors.
(d) Vitamins.

9. How many girls were members of the reality television show's cast?
(a) 5.
(b) 4.
(c) 6.
(d) 3.

10. Tolentino and her family were spending the day at what location when she tried out for the television show?
(a) The zoo.
(b) The roller skating rink.
(c) The movie theater.
(d) The mall.

11. Tolentino states in "Always Be Optimizing" that perhaps we need to learn from which figure?
(a) The mummy.
(b) The jester.
(c) The sleuth.
(d) The cyborg.

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

13. Tolentino points out the way in which tweets do not allow for the inclusion of what types of experiences?
(a) Individual.
(b) Authentic.
(c) Complex.
(d) Communal.

14. In which level of school was Tolentino when she was featured on a reality television series?
(a) Middle school.
(b) Elementary school.
(c) High school.
(d) College.

15. 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) Eradicating.
(b) Polishing.
(c) Obscuring.
(d) Reshaping.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Tolentino tells the reader in the introduction that she tends to extinguish what feeling by writing?

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

4. In which sport did Tolentino participate during her childhood?

5. What is NOT a word Tolentino uses to describe particular elements of the internet that soured after a turning point she names?

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