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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Tolentino states that the majority of women consider themselves to be what kind of thinkers?
(a) Analytical.
(b) Educated.
(c) Deep.
(d) Independent.

2. Tolentino tells the reader in the introduction that she tends to extinguish what feeling by writing?
(a) Uncertainty.
(b) Anger.
(c) Ennui.
(d) Joy.

3. What was the name of the cast member whom Tolentino describes as the outcast?
(a) Cory.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Paris.
(d) Demian.

4. In which level of school was Tolentino when she was featured on a reality television series?
(a) Elementary school.
(b) College.
(c) Middle school.
(d) High school.

5. The Angelfire subpage Tolentino discusses in the text is titled, "The Story of How Jia Got" (7) what?
(a) Her web addiction.
(b) Her groove back.
(c) Her deepest desire.
(d) Her fondest wish.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which word does Tolentino NOT use to describe particular elements of the internet before a major turning point changed their effects?

2. How old was Tolentino when she joined the Peace Corps?

3. Which social media giant is described as "reproducing the lessons of the marketplace" (63)?

4. The cast member named Cory came from a small town in which state?

5. How many weeks did Tolentino and the rest of the cast spend on the island?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the significance of Jess's comments about Cory's homosexuality in the essay "Reality TV Me"?

2. Who is Jess, the person featured in the essay entitled "Reality TV Me"?

3. What psychological effect of the current incarnation of the world wide web does Tolentino find most dangerous and why?

4. How many essays are contained within Trick Mirror and around what theme do they all revolve?

5. How does Tolentino characterize her adolescent self and for what purpose?

6. What symbolism does Tolentino highlight within an Instagram profile in the essay "Always Be Optimizing"?

7. What is the source of the essay collection's title, Trick Mirror, according to Tolentino?

8. What does the bioluminescent bay symbolize in the essay entitled "Reality TV Me"?

9. To what work is the title of "Always Be Optimizing" referring and what is the significance of the allusion within the essay?

10. What does Tolentino mean when she states that "the ideal woman is always optimizing" (63)?

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