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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What year does Tolentino name as a turning point for the internet's transition to a new organizing principle?
(a) 2014.
(b) 2010.
(c) 2009.
(d) 2012.

3. The pizza parlor associated with Pizzagate was called DC's Comet what?
(a) Ping Pong pizzeria.
(b) Peppermint Parlor pizzeria.
(c) Truffle pizzeria.
(d) Lollapalooza pizzeria.

4. How many camera from the reality television show filmed the events at the bioluminescent bay?
(a) 6.
(b) 1.
(c) 0.
(d) 4.

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

6. Jess performed what role within the reality television series Boys Vs. Girls?
(a) Travel agent.
(b) Director.
(c) Casting agent.
(d) Producer.

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

8. Which social media giant is described as "reproducing the lessons of the marketplace" (63)?
(a) SnapChat.
(b) Twitter.
(c) Instagram.
(d) Facebook.

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

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

11. What is the name of the bioluminescent bay discussed in the essay "Reality TV Me"?
(a) Mosquito.
(b) Culebra.
(c) Bahama.
(d) Coral.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. At ten, Tolentino admonished her younger self for looking at which kinds of sites during her first sessions online?

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

4. In what year was the chopped salad first written about as a metaphor for the frenetic pace of life, according to Tolentino?

5. How many dollars did Tolentino's father offer to give her if she tried out for the reality show?

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