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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) Sweetgreen.
(b) Vitality Bowls.
(c) Veggie Delight.
(d) Greenways.

2. 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.

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

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. How old was Tolentino when she was cast on a reality television show?
(a) 16.
(b) 14.
(c) 17.
(d) 18.

6. Tolentino asserts that what element of society "always determines the shape of politics and culture" (10)?
(a) Mass media.
(b) Mass media.
(c) The arts community.
(d) Government.

7. At ten, Tolentino admonished her younger self for looking at which kinds of sites during her first sessions online?
(a) Furbies.
(b) Tomagatchis.
(c) Pogo-balls.
(d) Beanie Babies.

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

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

10. In which sport did Tolentino participate during her childhood?
(a) Basketball.
(b) Rugby.
(c) Gymnastics.
(d) Soccer.

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

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

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

14. To which television show does Tolentino allude toward the end of the essay entitled "Always Be Optimizing"?
(a) Black Mirror.
(b) Cheers.
(c) Orphan Black.
(d) Twin Peaks.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. On what island was the reality show featured in "Reality TV Me" filmed?

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

3. Which word does Tolentino NOT use to describe particular elements of the internet before a major turning point changed their effects?

4. Tolentino states that her illness during her stint in the Peace Corps taught her not to take what kind of body for granted?

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

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