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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was the last name of the woman who wrote The Second Sex, the book discussed by Tolentino in the essay "Pure Heroines"?
(a) De Beauvoir.
(b) Kinsey.
(c) Pickford.
(d) Lancet.

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

4. How many people in the world are wealthier than Mark Zuckerberg, according to Tolentino?
(a) 9.
(b) 3.
(c) 7.
(d) 6.

5. Tolentino had recently moved to which city at the time "A Rape on Campus" was published?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) New York City.
(c) Atlanta.
(d) Chicago.

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

7. Tolentino states in "Pure Heroines" that if one were to view womanhood entirely through the lens of literature, childhood would look like what?
(a) Power.
(b) Judgment.
(c) Fun.
(d) Innocence.

8. Who wrote the novel that features a protagonist named Esther Greenwood?
(a) Jane Austen.
(b) Sylvia Plath.
(c) Virginia Woolf.
(d) J.D. Salinger.

9. Which religion did Tolentino's family follow during her childhood?
(a) Buddhism.
(b) Islam.
(c) Christianity.
(d) Judaism.

10. What kind of debt had until recently been carried by the greatest number of Americans?
(a) Student.
(b) Car.
(c) Homeowner.
(d) Credit card.

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

12. What is the name of the building in which the protagonist lives in the novel The Bell Jar?
(a) The Mandolin.
(b) The Dakota.
(c) The Marquise.
(d) The Amazon.

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

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

15. In what year were the first members of the millennial generation born?
(a) 1981.
(b) 1995.
(c) 1992.
(d) 1988.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what location was the Fyre Festival held?

2. Which college offered Tolentino a full scholarship while she was deciding which college to attend?

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

4. Tolentino worries that Zuckerberg has the power to take what action in relation to elections?

5. Tolentino provides a long list of female literary protagonists who are victims of which crime?

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