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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) Elementary school.
(b) High school.
(c) Middle school.
(d) College.

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

3. At the start of the essay entitled "Ecstasy," Tolentino recalls that the church of her childhood had trees of what variety on its property?
(a) Elm.
(b) Oak.
(c) Chestnut.
(d) Maple.

4. Who was the President of the United States at the time the Dear Colleague letter was created?
(a) Bush, Jr.
(b) Obama.
(c) Bush, Sr.
(d) Clinton.

5. What is the first of the several major events discussed within the essay "The Story of a Generation of Seven Scams"?
(a) The 2016 US election.
(b) The Fyre Festival.
(c) The Spanish flu pandemic.
(d) Y2K.

6. What kind of festival was the Fyre Festival discussed by Tolentino?
(a) Music.
(b) Art.
(c) Dance.
(d) Food.

7. Tolentino recalls her friend insisting that Tolentino had to play which Power Ranger in their game?
(a) Pink.
(b) Blue.
(c) Green.
(d) Yellow.

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

9. What term does Tolentino use to describe the salaries of college faculty in America during the twenty-first century?
(a) Stagnant.
(b) Rising.
(c) Soaring.
(d) Falling.

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

11. In what year was the Dear Colleague letter created, as discussed in the essay "We Come from Old Virginia"?
(a) 2011.
(b) 1997.
(c) 1990.
(d) 2002.

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

13. What was the name of the friend who insisted that Tolentino had to play a particular color of Power Ranger?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Megan.
(c) Allison.
(d) Maddie.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At what age did Tolentino enter high school?

2. Tolentino states in the essay "Ectasy" that she has spent how many years trying to undo her first 15 years of religious training?

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

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

5. Which action taken by a particular hero is considered evidence by Tolentino that he has come to certain realizations?

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