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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. In what year was the chopped salad first written about as a metaphor for the frenetic pace of life, according to Tolentino?
(a) 2015.
(b) 2002.
(c) 2017.
(d) 2011.

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

7. In which year was Tolentino a cast member on the show Boys Vs. Girls?
(a) 2002.
(b) 1999.
(c) 2003.
(d) 2005.

8. Tolentino tells the reader in the introduction that she tends to extinguish what feeling by writing?
(a) Joy.
(b) Uncertainty.
(c) Anger.
(d) Ennui.

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

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

11. In which sport did Tolentino participated during her adolescence?
(a) Soccer.
(b) Cheer.
(c) Softball.
(d) Tennis.

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

13. How many essays in total are collected within the book Trick Mirror?
(a) 7.
(b) 12.
(c) 5.
(d) 9.

14. Tolentino states that whenever she visits Sweetgreen, she generally eats her lunch in under how many minutes?
(a) 30.
(b) 40.
(c) 20.
(d) 10.

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

Short Answer 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?

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

3. Tolentino notes that the third problematic trait of the internet is that it distends what types of feelings?

4. Tolentino asserts that engaging in the ridiculous goal of "figuring out how to 'get better' at being a woman" (64) will never bring what?

5. Tolentino points out the way in which tweets do not allow for the inclusion of what types of experiences?

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