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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. The cast member named Cory came from a small town in which state?
(a) Arkansas.
(b) West Virginia.
(c) Tennessee.
(d) Kentucky.

2. In which sport did Tolentino participate during her childhood?
(a) Rugby.
(b) Basketball.
(c) Soccer.
(d) Gymnastics.

3. Tolentino asserts that engaging in the ridiculous goal of "figuring out how to 'get better' at being a woman" (64) will never bring what?
(a) Happiness.
(b) Peace.
(c) Satisfaction.
(d) Progress.

4. Which cast member revealed to Tolentino that they were gay but closeted at the time of filming?
(a) Demian.
(b) Rachel.
(c) Cory.
(d) Paris.

5. Tolentino and her family were spending the day at what location when she tried out for the television show?
(a) The movie theater.
(b) The mall.
(c) The roller skating rink.
(d) The zoo.

Short Answer Questions

1. In which level of school was Tolentino when she was featured on a reality television series?

2. What celestial body does Tolentino use in a metaphorical description of America within the introduction?

3. Tolentino notes that the third problematic trait of the internet is that it distends what types of feelings?

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

5. In what year was the chopped salad first written about as a metaphor for the frenetic pace of life, according to Tolentino?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Tolentino describe the connection between each essay's topic and her own life?

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

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

5. What element does Tolentino characterize as "capitalism's last natural resource" (11) in the essay entitled "The I in Internet"?

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

7. What end product does Tolentino name as the consistent result of trying to become better at being a woman or "of learning to get better at life under accelerated capitalism" (65)?

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

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

10. Discuss an instance in the introduction when Tolentino uses a metaphor to illustrate a particular point.

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