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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 is the first name of the writer with the last name Arendt, whose work is referenced within "Pure Heroines"?
2. At what age did Tolentino enter first grade?
3. Tolentino writes that on Sundays, her church "looked like a" (130) what?
4. What term does Tolentino use to describe the size of the congregation at her childhood church?
5. In what location was the Fyre Festival held?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. For what reason does Tolentino characterize student debt in America as a "generation-defining scam" (167)?
3. To what types of evidence does Tolentino point after she states, "Something likely happened to Jackie on September 28, 2012" (203)?
4. What dark side does Tolentino discuss in relation to effervescent and young female characters in fiction?
5. What connection does Tolentino draw between her religious upbringing and her interest in ecstasy?
6. 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)?
7. In what way did an incident with her friend Allison change the way Tolentino viewed herself?
8. 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?
9. What is the symbolism of the Amazon building Tolentino discusses in the essay entitled "Pure Heroines"?
10. Describe an instance in one of the essays when Tolentino utilizes sensory details with a particular purpose in mind.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
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?
Essay Topic 3
What message is Tolentino sending regarding the source of human flaws and unhappiness?
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