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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Tolentino when she joined the Peace Corps?

2. In spring break of which year did Tolentino's family get a new computer for the family home?

3. How many essays in total are collected within the book Trick Mirror?

4. Tolentino and her family were spending the day at what location when she tried out for the television show?

5. The first line of the essay "The I in Internet" states, "In the beginning the internet seemed" (7) what?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Tolentino characterize her adolescent self and for what purpose?

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

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

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

5. What psychological effect of the current incarnation of the world wide web does Tolentino find most dangerous and why?

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

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

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

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

10. Discuss an instance in the introduction when Tolentino uses a metaphor to illustrate a particular point.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What message does Tolentino send within the pages of Trick Mirror concerning the link between privilege and delusion?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss how and why Tolentino instills three different humanist messages into the narrative of Trick Mirror.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Tolentino's messages about motherhood and wifedom within the text Trick Mirror.

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