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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. On which generation does the essay "The Story of a Generation of Seven Scams" focus?
(a) Generation X.
(b) Baby Boomers.
(c) Generation Y.
(d) Millennials.

3. What drug does Tolentino claim can be useful to one's emotional health if used sparingly?
(a) Ecstasy.
(b) St. John's Wort.
(c) Cocaine.
(d) Melatonin.

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

5. What kind of debt overtook second place within the last decade, surpassing car debt?
(a) Credit card.
(b) Homeowner.
(c) Student.
(d) Credit card.

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

7. How does Tolentino define her cultural identity?
(a) African-American.
(b) Filipino-American.
(c) Indian.
(d) Chinese-American.

8. How old is Esther Greenwood in the novel in which she is the featured protagonist?
(a) 19.
(b) 25.
(c) 21.
(d) 23.

9. From which American city did the genre of music known as "chopped and screwed" (136) emerge?
(a) Atlanta.
(b) Houston.
(c) Santa Fe.
(d) Seattle.

10. The colleges to which Tolentino applied were mostly in New England and in which state?
(a) Texas.
(b) New York.
(c) Alabama.
(d) California.

11. Which emotion did Tolentino feel most strongly during the interaction about the Power Rangers?
(a) Sadness.
(b) Confusion.
(c) Shame.
(d) Anger.

12. In what level of school was Tolentino when her friend insisted that she had to be a certain color of Power Ranger?
(a) Elementary.
(b) Middle.
(c) High.
(d) Kindergarten.

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

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

15. Tolentino provides a long list of female literary protagonists who are victims of which crime?
(a) Burglary.
(b) Rape.
(c) Assault.
(d) Theft.

Short Answer Questions

1. Tolentino discusses a particular literary hero and his discovery of all but which of the following?

2. In what location was the Fyre Festival held?

3. In which town is the University of Virginia located?

4. What term does Tolentino use to describe the salaries of college faculty in America during the twenty-first century?

5. What is the first name of the reporter whose last name is Erdely and who wrote the article called "A Rape on Campus"?

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