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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What level of school was Tolentino attending when she began to feel "twinges of guilt" (134) after each church service?
(a) Middle school.
(b) Elementary school.
(c) High school.
(d) College.

2. Which college offered Tolentino a full scholarship while she was deciding which college to attend?
(a) The University of Illinois.
(b) The University of Virginia.
(c) The University of Pennsylvania.
(d) The University of Florida.

3. In which magazine was the article called "A Rape on Campus," written by Erdely, published?
(a) Esquire.
(b) Interview.
(c) Mademoiselle.
(d) Rolling Stone.

4. The building featured in The Bell Jar was patterned after which real building?
(a) The Ritz.
(b) The Bramford.
(c) The Duchess.
(d) The Barbizon.

5. What was the first name of McFarland, the 25-year-old man who created the Fyre Festival?
(a) Jeffrey.
(b) Bobby.
(c) Jimmy.
(d) Billy.

6. Which action taken by a particular hero is considered evidence by Tolentino that he has come to certain realizations?
(a) Collapsing.
(b) Screaming.
(c) Singing.
(d) Crying.

7. For which publication was Tolentino writing when "A Rape on Campus" was published by Erdely?
(a) Jezebel.
(b) The Guardian.
(c) BuzzFeed.
(d) The New York Times.

8. In what year was the final group of millennials born, according to Tolentino?
(a) 2004.
(b) 1996.
(c) 1994.
(d) 2001.

9. Tolentino states that if one were to view womanhood entirely through the lens of literature, adulthood would look like what?
(a) Anger.
(b) Resignation.
(c) Depression.
(d) Bitterness.

10. In what year was the disastrous Fyre Festival held?
(a) 2017.
(b) 2012.
(c) 2015.
(d) 2014.

11. Tolentino states that Zuckerberg controls what kinds of definitions for Facebook users?
(a) Political.
(b) Social.
(c) Moral.
(d) Philosophical.

12. In what month of the year was the disastrous Fyre Festival held?
(a) May.
(b) August.
(c) April.
(d) September.

13. What kind of debt does Tolentino characterize as a "generation-defining scam" (188)?
(a) Homeowner.
(b) Credit card.
(c) Timeshare.
(d) Student.

14. What is the first name of the writer with the last name Arendt, whose work is referenced within "Pure Heroines"?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Lisa.
(c) Margaret.
(d) Hannah.

15. What term does Tolentino use to describe the size of the congregation at her childhood church?
(a) Sizable.
(b) Enormous.
(c) Big.
(d) Moderate.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of debt overtook second place within the last decade, surpassing car debt?

2. Which religion did Tolentino's family follow during her childhood?

3. What fraction of the world uses Facebook on at least a monthly basis?

4. When Tolentino was in college, a male student put Rophypnol into which substance that Tolentino was ingesting?

5. What kind of debt had until recently been carried by the greatest number of Americans?

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