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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what age did Tolentino enter first grade?
(a) 6.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 7.

2. Tolentino states that in adult fiction, which element almost always "comes first" (98) in a female protagonist's plot arc?
(a) Selflessness.
(b) Self-doubt.
(c) Materialism.
(d) Trauma.

3. What was the first name of the woman who accused members of the fraternity Phi Kappa Psi of rape?
(a) Jackie.
(b) Michelle.
(c) Sasha.
(d) Sandra.

4. What fraction of the world uses Facebook on at least a monthly basis?
(a) 1/2.
(b) 1/6.
(c) 1/3.
(d) 1/4.

5. While Tolentino was still in college, Liz Seccuro brought charges against a group of men she accused of committing what crime?
(a) Fraud.
(b) Assault.
(c) Rape.
(d) Arson.

6. Videos of what sorry excuse for food went viral in connection with the Fyre Festival?
(a) Ramen.
(b) Carrot-raisin salad.
(c) Sandwiches.
(d) Broccoli.

7. In what year was Tolentino's childhood church founded, though she started attending in the mid-nineties?
(a) 1927.
(b) 1908.
(c) 1961.
(d) 1940.

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

9. Tolentino worries that Zuckerberg has the power to take what action in relation to elections?
(a) Override.
(b) Buy.
(c) Obliterate.
(d) Sway.

10. In which American city did Tolentino grow up?
(a) Phoenix.
(b) Santa Fe.
(c) San Antonio.
(d) Houston.

11. What is the first name of the reporter whose last name is Erdely and who wrote the article called "A Rape on Campus"?
(a) Annie.
(b) Sabrina.
(c) Taylor.
(d) Sophia.

12. Tolentino discusses a particular literary hero and his discovery of all but which of the following?
(a) Success.
(b) Identity.
(c) Self.
(d) Story.

13. In what city does the novel The Bell Jar take place?
(a) Philadelphia.
(b) New York City.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) Los Angeles.

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

15. Tolentino states that if one were to view womanhood entirely through the lens of literature, adolescence would look like what?
(a) Bitterness.
(b) Sadness.
(c) Anger.
(d) Confusion.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the building in which the protagonist lives in the novel The Bell Jar?

2. How many people did Tolentino's church seat, according to her account?

3. In what year were the first members of the millennial generation born?

4. In what year was the disastrous Fyre Festival held?

5. Tolentino's friend had insisted that Tolentino could never play which color of Power Ranger in their game?

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