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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 comments on Erdely's mistakes by stating that which kind of intentions "often produce blind spots" (208)?

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

3. What was the name of the friend who insisted that Tolentino had to play a particular color of Power Ranger?

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

5. In what year was the final group of millennials born, according to Tolentino?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way did an incident with her friend Allison change the way Tolentino viewed herself?

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

3. Describe an instance in "We Come from Old Virginia" when Tolentino depicts her younger self as a product of a patriarchal society.

4. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

How is the theme of courage treated within Trick Mirror and how does its treatment relate to the collection's depicted messages?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss how and why Tolentino instills three different humanist messages into the narrative of Trick Mirror.

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