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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 what location was the Fyre Festival held?
(a) Jamaica.
(b) Peru.
(c) Hawaii.
(d) The Bahamas.

2. How many people did Tolentino's church seat, according to her account?
(a) 1,300.
(b) 800.
(c) 400.
(d) 600.

3. In which magazine was the article called "A Rape on Campus," written by Erdely, published?
(a) Interview.
(b) Mademoiselle.
(c) Esquire.
(d) Rolling Stone.

4. In what year was the Dear Colleague letter created, as discussed in the essay "We Come from Old Virginia"?
(a) 1990.
(b) 2002.
(c) 2011.
(d) 1997.

5. At the start of the essay entitled "Ecstasy," Tolentino recalls that the church of her childhood had trees of what variety on its property?
(a) Elm.
(b) Chestnut.
(c) Oak.
(d) Maple.

Short Answer Questions

1. Tolentino recalls her friend insisting that Tolentino had to play which Power Ranger in their game?

2. What kind of debt overtook second place within the last decade, surpassing car debt?

3. On which generation does the essay "The Story of a Generation of Seven Scams" focus?

4. Tolentino discusses a particular literary hero and his discovery of all but which of the following?

5. Tolentino discusses at length the character of Esther Greenwood, the protagonist of which novel?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way did an incident with her friend Allison change the way Tolentino viewed herself?

2. Who is Esther Greenwood?

3. Describe an instance in "We Come from Old Virginia" when Tolentino depicts her younger self as a product of a patriarchal society.

4. What distinction does Tolentino make between the depiction of trauma in children's literature and the depiction of trauma in adult literature?

5. On which generation does the essay "The Story of a Generation of Seven Scams" focus?

6. What connection does Tolentino draw between her religious upbringing and her interest in ecstasy?

7. Discuss Tolentino's reason for discussing at length Sylvia Plath's novel The Bell Jar in the essay entitled "Pure Heroines."

8. What does Tolentino mean when she asserts that Mark Zuckerberg "controls a nation-state" (169)?

9. What is the main claim being made within the essay entitled "Pure Heroines" and how do you know?

10. For what reason does Tolentino characterize student debt in America as a "generation-defining scam" (167)?

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