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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. In which publication did a writer first use the chopped salad as a metaphor for the frenetic pace of life?
(a) The Washington Post.
(b) The Chicago Tribune.
(c) The New York Times.
(d) The Awl.

2. How many essays in total are collected within the book Trick Mirror?
(a) 9.
(b) 7.
(c) 5.
(d) 12.

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

4. The pizza parlor associated with Pizzagate was called DC's Comet what?
(a) Lollapalooza pizzeria.
(b) Peppermint Parlor pizzeria.
(c) Ping Pong pizzeria.
(d) Truffle pizzeria.

5. Tolentino points out the way in which tweets do not allow for the inclusion of what types of experiences?
(a) Individual.
(b) Complex.
(c) Authentic.
(d) Communal.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How old was Tolentino when she was cast on a reality television show?

3. At ten, Tolentino admonished her younger self for looking at which kinds of sites during her first sessions online?

4. Tolentino tells the reader in the introduction that she tends to extinguish what feeling by writing?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In what way is "the rise of barre" (74) unprecedented, according to Tolentino in the essay "Always Be Optimizing"?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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