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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many problematic characteristics of the internet does Tolentino identify in the essay "The I in Internet" (13)?
(a) 7.
(b) 9.
(c) 6.
(d) 5.

2. The first line of the essay "The I in Internet" states, "In the beginning the internet seemed" (7) what?
(a) Fun.
(b) Harmless.
(c) Boring.
(d) Good.

3. What kind of bird was Nigel, the bird whose story went viral when he died protecting a concrete statue of another bird?
(a) A robin.
(b) A crow.
(c) A seagull.
(d) A hawk.

4. In what grade was Tolentino when she used the internet for the first time?
(a) Fifth.
(b) Tenth.
(c) First.
(d) Third.

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

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

7. The title of the essay "Always Be Optimizing" is an allusion to which play?
(a) Waiting for Godot.
(b) Rent.
(c) Glengarry Glen Ross.
(d) Cats.

8. Tolentino notes that the third problematic trait of the internet is that it distends what types of feelings?
(a) Existential.
(b) Adversarial.
(c) Empathetic.
(d) Selfish.

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

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

11. The first line of the essay "Always Be Optimizing" states that "the ideal woman has always been" (62) what?
(a) Beautiful.
(b) Imaginary.
(c) Fleeting.
(d) Generic.

12. How many miles wide was the island on which the reality show was filmed?
(a) 12.
(b) 7.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is NOT one of the three "nightmarish metaphorical structures" (16) Tolentino says the internet added to the existing structures of stage and audience?

2. The Angelfire subpage Tolentino presents for the reader's inspection was created when Tolentino was how old?

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

4. How many weeks did Tolentino and the rest of the cast spend on the island?

5. The cast member named Cory came from a small town in which state?

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