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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. What does Tolentino name as the most problematic trait of the internet?

2. On what channel did Boys Vs. Girls appear, according to Tolentino?

3. The writer who first compared a chopped salad's qualities to the workaholic lifestyle said that it promotes the consumption of what?

4. How many problematic characteristics of the internet does Tolentino identify in the essay "The I in Internet" (13)?

5. How many camera from the reality television show filmed the events at the bioluminescent bay?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is the main setting featured within the essay entitled "Reality TV Me"?

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

5. How many essays are contained within Trick Mirror and around what theme do they all revolve?

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

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

8. What criteria does Tolentino use in order to characterize 2012 as a major turning point in relation to the internet?

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

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

What is Tolentino's message about the relationship between privilege and delusion within the collection of essays entitled Trick Mirror?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Tolentino’s messages concerning the nature of personal satisfaction. Does the text indicate that it is dangerous or crucial? Choose one adjective and prove its validity using concrete details from the text.

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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