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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 fourth problematic trait of the internet, according to Tolentino, is its tendency to diffuse our understanding of what element of life?
(a) Dread.
(b) Empathy.
(c) Solidarity.
(d) Sympathy.

2. To which television show does Tolentino allude toward the end of the essay entitled "Always Be Optimizing"?
(a) Black Mirror.
(b) Twin Peaks.
(c) Orphan Black.
(d) Cheers.

3. What was NOT an element about which Tolentino was excited when her family got a new computer during spring break?
(a) Chatting.
(b) Sending an email.
(c) IMS.
(d) Having a profile.

4. Jess performed what role within the reality television series Boys Vs. Girls?
(a) Travel agent.
(b) Director.
(c) Producer.
(d) Casting agent.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Tolentino states that she began writing Trick Mirror in which season of 2017?

2. What was the name of the cast member whom Tolentino describes as the outcast?

3. Tolentino describes the topics of the collection's essays by using which object as a metaphor?

4. What year does Tolentino name as a turning point for the internet's transition to a new organizing principle?

5. At which politician was the fiasco called Pizzagate aimed prior to the 2016 United States presidential election?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the main setting featured within the essay entitled "Reality TV Me"?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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