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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 title of the essay "Always Be Optimizing" is an allusion to which play?
(a) Waiting for Godot.
(b) Glengarry Glen Ross.
(c) Rent.
(d) Cats.

2. Tolentino laments in "The I in Internet" the way in which womanhood can so often "feel like a story of loss of" (28) what?
(a) Control.
(b) Hope.
(c) Identity.
(d) Confidence.

3. Tolentino asserts that the internet tends to minimize the need for what type of action?
(a) Impulsive.
(b) Physical.
(c) Efficient.
(d) Meaningful.

4. Which word does Tolentino NOT use to describe particular elements of the internet before a major turning point changed their effects?
(a) Surprising.
(b) Rewarding.
(c) Vindicating.
(d) Curious.

5. What year does Tolentino name as a turning point for the internet's transition to a new organizing principle?
(a) 2010.
(b) 2012.
(c) 2009.
(d) 2014.

Short Answer Questions

1. The first line of the essay "Always Be Optimizing" states that "the ideal woman has always been" (62) what?

2. The writer who first compared a chopped salad's qualities to the workaholic lifestyle said that it promotes the consumption of what?

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

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

5. What is NOT a word Tolentino uses to describe particular elements of the internet that soured after a turning point she names?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Name a piece of evidence Tolentino uses to support her claims about the misogynistic qualities of the now-defunct online community called 4Chan.

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

6. What is Tolentino's ultimate conclusion about the future of the internet and why?

7. How does Tolentino contrast her real feelings about taking part in Girls vs. Boys: Puerto Rico with the impression she gave her family?

8. What is the symbolism of the exclamation points Tolentino uses within the essay entitled "The I in Internet"?

9. In what way is Tolentino uniquely positioned to assess the trajectory of the internet, as she does in the essay "The I in Internet"?

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

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