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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 first line of the essay "The I in Internet" states, "In the beginning the internet seemed" (7) what?
(a) Good.
(b) Harmless.
(c) Fun.
(d) Boring.

2. Tolentino says that which two decades of the internet's existence were marked by gatherings of people in open forums?
(a) The 80s and 90s.
(b) The 90s and 00s.
(c) The 70s and 80s.
(d) The 00s and 10s.

3. What is the name of the bioluminescent bay discussed in the essay "Reality TV Me"?
(a) Bahama.
(b) Culebra.
(c) Mosquito.
(d) Coral.

4. How many camera from the reality television show filmed the events at the bioluminescent bay?
(a) 6.
(b) 1.
(c) 0.
(d) 4.

5. Which disease did Tolentino contract during her stint in the Peace Corps?
(a) Dysentery.
(b) Cholera.
(c) Tuberculosis.
(d) Influenza.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what island was the reality show featured in "Reality TV Me" filmed?

2. What was NOT an element about which Tolentino was excited when her family got a new computer during spring break?

3. Around which group of people are movements such as #MeToo and #TimesUp organized?

4. In which sport did Tolentino participate during her childhood?

5. Tolentino points out the way in which tweets do not allow for the inclusion of what types of experiences?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What criteria does Tolentino use in order to characterize 2012 as a major turning point in relation to the internet?

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. In what way does Tolentino present the theme of hypocrisy within the essay entitled "Reality TV Me"?

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

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

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