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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. Tolentino writes that on Sundays, her church "looked like a" (130) what?
(a) Car dealership.
(b) Carnival.
(c) Ghost town.
(d) Circus.

2. When the article "A Rape on Campus" was published, for how many years had Erdely been out of college?
(a) 5.
(b) 10.
(c) 8.
(d) 4.

3. In what month of the year was the disastrous Fyre Festival held?
(a) September.
(b) August.
(c) May.
(d) April.

4. Tolentino recalls her friend insisting that Tolentino had to play which Power Ranger in their game?
(a) Blue.
(b) Pink.
(c) Green.
(d) Yellow.

5. In which American city did Tolentino grow up?
(a) Santa Fe.
(b) San Antonio.
(c) Phoenix.
(d) Houston.

Short Answer Questions

1. Tolentino states in the essay "Ectasy" that she has spent how many years trying to undo her first 15 years of religious training?

2. In what year were the first members of the millennial generation born?

3. Tolentino worries that Zuckerberg has the power to take what action in relation to elections?

4. The building featured in The Bell Jar was patterned after which real building?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Esther Greenwood?

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

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

4. What dark side does Tolentino discuss in relation to effervescent and young female characters in fiction?

5. Why does Tolentino use the term "Repentagon" (130) in association with her childhood church?

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

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

8. Describe an instance in one of the essays when Tolentino utilizes sensory details with a particular purpose in mind.

9. For what reason did Tolentino end up attending the University of Virginia, though she had "applied mostly to schools in New England and California" (196)?

10. What is the symbolism of the Amazon building Tolentino discusses in the essay entitled "Pure Heroines"?

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