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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 what level of school was Tolentino when her friend insisted that she had to be a certain color of Power Ranger?

2. Which literary hero does Tolentino utilize in order to discuss the recognition of three certain aspects of life?

3. Tolentino worries that Zuckerberg has the power to take what action in relation to elections?

4. At what age did Tolentino enter high school?

5. Tolentino states that if one were to view womanhood entirely through the lens of literature, adolescence would look like what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What distinction does Tolentino make between the depiction of trauma in children's literature and the depiction of trauma in adult literature?

2. What dark side does Tolentino discuss in relation to effervescent and young female characters in fiction?

3. What was the "'Dear Colleague' letter" (200) that Tolentino discusses in the essay "We Come from Old Virginia"?

4. Who is Esther Greenwood?

5. What is the main claim being made within the essay entitled "Pure Heroines" and how do you know?

6. On which generation does the essay "The Story of a Generation of Seven Scams" focus?

7. For what reason did Tolentino end up attending the University of Virginia, though she had "applied mostly to schools in New England and California" (196)?

8. Who is Billy McFarland?

9. How and why does Tolentino bring in the work of Simone de Beauvoir in the essay entitled "Pure Heroines"?

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

Tolentino begins the text with a quote from a Sylvia Plath poem. Explain how this poem excerpt relates to the text and how it reflects the text’s themes.

Essay Topic 2

Tolentino introduces many historical references in the book, from the bank bailouts of the Great Recession to the rise of social media. What do these references add to the text? How do they expand the universality or specificity of its themes?

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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