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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. Tolentino says that which two decades of the internet's existence were marked by gatherings of people in open forums?

2. In what grade was Tolentino when she used the internet for the first time?

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

4. The pizza parlor associated with Pizzagate was called DC's Comet what?

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 Tolentino's ultimate conclusion about the future of the internet and why?

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

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

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

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

6. What two traits does Tolentino consider crucial to any place on the internet that wants to qualify as a positive space?

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

8. How does Tolentino describe the connection between each essay's topic and her own life?

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

10. What does Tolentino mean when she states that "the ideal woman is always optimizing" (63)?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

How is the theme of courage treated within Trick Mirror and how does its treatment relate to the collection's depicted messages?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the effects of stress on the collection's discussed people and the coping methods each main subject uses to deal with emotional turmoil. Which people’s methods are effective, which are ineffective, and how do these varying levels of efficiency affect the messages sent within Tolentino’s book Trick Mirror?

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