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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Gender & Sexuality Essays 5-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Peculiar Benefits," what two things does Gay cite as being a pain?
(a) Being black and being young.
(b) Being black and being a woman.
(c) Being young and being a a woman.
(d) Being white and being a woman.

2. What short story collection contains many stories with seemingly unlikeable women, according to the essay "Not Here to make Friends"?
(a) A Christmas Carol.
(b) Shakespeare's sonnets.
(c) Men Without Women.
(d) Battleborn.

3. In "To Scratch, Claw, or Grope Clumsily or Frantically," what is the name of Gay's Scrabble sensei?
(a) Fred.
(b) Martin.
(c) Roger.
(d) Marty.

4. In "Typical First Year Professor," what does the narrator compare compiling her professional portfolio to?
(a) A game.
(b) Arts and crafts for adults.
(c) Making music.
(d) Paint by number for adults.

5. In the essay "How We All Love," what phrase does Moran, author of "How to Be a Woman," want to reclaim?
(a) Pretty feminist.
(b) Strident feminist.
(c) Strict feminist.
(d) Caring feminist.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sport do both Elizabeth and Jessica Wakefield participate in, as mentioned in the essay "I Once Was Miss America"?

2. In the essay "How We All Lose," what does Gay say we need to overcome?

3. What does the main character in the novel Skinny need to write while at fat camp, as noted in the essay "Reaching for Catharsis"?

4. In the essay "The Smooth Surfaces of Idyll," what does Gay say is not a popular topic in fiction?

5. In "Peculiar Benefits," what does Gay accuse too many people of becoming?

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