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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which word does Tolentino NOT use to describe particular elements of the internet before a major turning point changed their effects?
(a) Curious.
(b) Vindicating.
(c) Surprising.
(d) Rewarding.

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

3. Tolentino states that she finished writing Trick Mirror in which season of 2018?
(a) Fall.
(b) Spring.
(c) Winter.
(d) Summer.

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

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

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

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

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

9. 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) Vitamins.
(c) Data.
(d) Flavors.

10. Tolentino asserts that the internet tends to minimize the need for what type of action?
(a) Meaningful.
(b) Efficient.
(c) Physical.
(d) Impulsive.

11. Tolentino states that she began writing Trick Mirror in which season of 2017?
(a) Spring.
(b) Fall.
(c) Winter.
(d) Summer.

12. Which insect does Tolentino use to characterize early users of the internet?
(a) Aphed.
(b) Firefly.
(c) Moth.
(d) Butterfly.

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

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

15. On what island was the reality show featured in "Reality TV Me" filmed?
(a) Culebra.
(b) Angel.
(c) Cypress.
(d) Vieques.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Tolentino and her family were spending the day at what location when she tried out for the television show?

3. The first line of the essay "Always Be Optimizing" states that "the ideal woman has always been" (62) what?

4. The pizza parlor associated with Pizzagate was called DC's Comet what?

5. To which element of life does the term "panopticon" (16) refer, as explained by Tolentino in "The I in Internet"?

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