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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) Kentucky.
(b) West Virginia.
(c) Tennessee.
(d) Arkansas.

2. What does Tolentino name as the most problematic trait of the internet?
(a) Its inhibits the ability to perceive reality.
(b) Its inhibits the ability to perceive scale.
(c) Its inhibits the ability to perceive difference.
(d) Its inhibits the ability to prioritize.

3. The first line of the essay "Always Be Optimizing" states that "the ideal woman has always been" (62) what?
(a) Fleeting.
(b) Imaginary.
(c) Generic.
(d) Beautiful.

4. On what island was the reality show featured in "Reality TV Me" filmed?
(a) Angel.
(b) Cypress.
(c) Vieques.
(d) Culebra.

5. How many weeks did Tolentino and the rest of the cast spend on the island?
(a) 1.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

Short Answer Questions

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

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?

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

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

5. The fourth problematic trait of the internet, according to Tolentino, is its tendency to diffuse our understanding of what element of life?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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