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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The fourth problematic trait of the internet, according to Tolentino, is its tendency to diffuse our understanding of what element of life?
(a) Empathy.
(b) Dread.
(c) Solidarity.
(d) Sympathy.

2. On what channel did Boys Vs. Girls appear, according to Tolentino?
(a) Discovery.
(b) Nat Geo.
(c) Noggin.
(d) PBS.

3. Tolentino claims that the second problematic quality of the internet is that it encourages people to overestimate the value of what?
(a) Their empathy.
(b) Their opinions.
(c) Their individual experiences.
(d) Their friends and family.

4. How many weeks did Tolentino and the rest of the cast spend on the island?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 1.

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

6. To which element of life does the term "panopticon" (16) refer, as explained by Tolentino in "The I in Internet"?
(a) Reflection.
(b) Punishment.
(c) Surveillance.
(d) Definition.

7. How does Tolentino describe the new organizing principle that came to envelop most online interactions in a particular year?
(a) Poverty.
(b) Hatred.
(c) Opposition.
(d) Money.

8. What is NOT one of the three "nightmarish metaphorical structures" (16) Tolentino says the internet added to the existing structures of stage and audience?
(a) Mirror.
(b) Echo.
(c) Panopticon.
(d) Anvil.

9. Tolentino asserts that engaging in the ridiculous goal of "figuring out how to 'get better' at being a woman" (64) will never bring what?
(a) Progress.
(b) Happiness.
(c) Satisfaction.
(d) Peace.

10. How many boys were a part of the reality television show series' cast?
(a) 10.
(b) 8.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

11. How old was Tolentino when she joined the Peace Corps?
(a) 21.
(b) 19.
(c) 23.
(d) 25.

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

13. At which politician was the fiasco called Pizzagate aimed prior to the 2016 United States presidential election?
(a) George Bush.
(b) Donald Trump.
(c) Hillary Clinton.
(d) Barack Obama.

14. The cast member named Cory came from a small town in which state?
(a) Arkansas.
(b) Tennessee.
(c) West Virginia.
(d) Kentucky.

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What year does Tolentino name as a turning point for the internet's transition to a new organizing principle?

2. Which social media giant is described as "reproducing the lessons of the marketplace" (63)?

3. In which sport did Tolentino participated during her adolescence?

4. How many essays in total are collected within the book Trick Mirror?

5. Which disease did Tolentino contract during her stint in the Peace Corps?

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