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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. In which year was Tolentino a cast member on the show Boys Vs. Girls?
2. Tolentino states in the essay "The I in Internet" that what product "has become capitalism's last natural resource" (11) as a result of the internet?
3. What is the name of the restaurant that Tolentino discusses in "Always Be Optimizing"?
4. Which disease did Tolentino contract during her stint in the Peace Corps?
5. How many essays in total are collected within the book Trick Mirror?
Short Essay Questions
1. In what way is Tolentino uniquely positioned to assess the trajectory of the internet, as she does in the essay "The I in Internet"?
2. What element does Tolentino characterize as "capitalism's last natural resource" (11) in the essay entitled "The I in Internet"?
3. What end product does Tolentino name as the consistent result of trying to become better at being a woman or "of learning to get better at life under accelerated capitalism" (65)?
4. How does Tolentino characterize her adolescent self and for what purpose?
5. What psychological effect of the current incarnation of the world wide web does Tolentino find most dangerous and why?
6. Who is Jess, the person featured in the essay entitled "Reality TV Me"?
7. How does Tolentino describe the connection between each essay's topic and her own life?
8. What does Tolentino mean when she states that "the ideal woman is always optimizing" (63)?
9. What criteria does Tolentino use in order to characterize 2012 as a major turning point in relation to the internet?
10. What is Tolentino's ultimate conclusion about the future of the internet and why?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Analyze the ways in which the themes of adaptability and resignation appear within Tolentino’s collection Trick Mirror. What message is Tolentino sending about these two themes over the course of the narrative?
Essay Topic 2
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?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss Tolentino’s decision to include colloquialisms, slang, and profane language within the text. What purpose did Tolentino have in mind when including these elements and how does the inclusion of these instances support the overarching themes and messages of the text?
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