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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 had recently moved to which city at the time "A Rape on Campus" was published?

2. When the article "A Rape on Campus" was published, for how many years had Erdely been out of college?

3. Tolentino writes that on Sundays, her church "looked like a" (130) what?

4. What is the first name of the writer with the last name Arendt, whose work is referenced within "Pure Heroines"?

5. Tolentino states that in adult fiction, which element almost always "comes first" (98) in a female protagonist's plot arc?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Esther Greenwood?

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

3. For what reason does Tolentino characterize student debt in America as a "generation-defining scam" (167)?

4. What does Tolentino mean when she asserts that Mark Zuckerberg "controls a nation-state" (169)?

5. Which of the seven scams discussed in the essay "The Story of a Generation of Seven Scams" does Tolentino consider the most egregious example and why?

6. Explain how Tolentino contrasts her journalism skills in 2011 with her journalism skills in 2020.

7. Why does Tolentino describe the Rolling Stone article "A Rape on Campus" as "now infamously, a graphic account of a gang rape at Phi Kappa Psi," (197) a fraternity at the University of Virginia?

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

9. To what types of evidence does Tolentino point after she states, "Something likely happened to Jackie on September 28, 2012" (203)?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze Trick Mirror from an Existential perspective. What elements of life does it suggest hold the most meaning and why?

Essay Topic 2

How does Tolentino employ the use or rejection of fallacy within Trick Mirror and how does the inclusion of fallacy help Tolentino to prove particular points made within the text?

Essay Topic 3

What is the central purpose of the work Trick Mirror? What response do you think Tolentino wants from the text’s audience? How does each essay work in concert with the others in order to support Tolentino’s purpose?

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