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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. What is the name of Liz Seccuro's memoir about her experiences of surviving rape during her college years?
3. Tolentino states that if one were to view womanhood entirely through the lens of literature, adulthood would look like what?
4. Which literary hero does Tolentino utilize in order to discuss the recognition of three certain aspects of life?
5. What kind of debt does Tolentino characterize as a "generation-defining scam" (188)?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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)?
2. Describe an instance in "We Come from Old Virginia" when Tolentino depicts her younger self as a product of a patriarchal society.
3. Who is Esther Greenwood?
4. Discuss Tolentino's reason for discussing at length Sylvia Plath's novel The Bell Jar in the essay entitled "Pure Heroines."
5. Explain how Tolentino contrasts her journalism skills in 2011 with her journalism skills in 2020.
6. What dark side does Tolentino discuss in relation to effervescent and young female characters in fiction?
7. Describe an instance in one of the essays when Tolentino utilizes sensory details with a particular purpose in mind.
8. What is the main claim being made within the essay entitled "Pure Heroines" and how do you know?
9. What was the "'Dear Colleague' letter" (200) that Tolentino discusses in the essay "We Come from Old Virginia"?
10. On which generation does the essay "The Story of a Generation of Seven Scams" focus?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How is the theme of courage treated within Trick Mirror and how does its treatment relate to the collection's depicted messages?
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay examining how the text portrays the American Dream. Is there one American Dream or are there many different ones, according to Tolentino? What is the text saying about the American dream in the twenty-first century?
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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