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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Politics, Gender & Race Essays 3 & 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the first female astronaut, as referenced in "A Tale of Three Coming Out Stories"?
(a) Judith Resnick.
(b) Tonya Harding.
(c) Ellen Ochoa.
(d) Sally Ride.

2. In "Feel Me. See Me. Hear Me. Reach Me." what BET show does it take Gay a long time to appreciate?
(a) Girlfriends.
(b) Boyfriends.
(c) Sex and the City.
(d) Sassy Ladies.

3. In the essay "Beyond the Measure of Men," what two authors wrote novels that are classified as "women's fiction"?
(a) Ernest Hemingway and Richard Yates.
(b) John Updike and Ernest Hemingway.
(c) John Updike and Richard Yates.
(d) F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway.

4. As mentioned in the essay "The Last Day of a Young Black Man," where was Oscar shot and killed?
(a) A train station.
(b) A cemetery.
(c) Outside his house.
(d) A gas station.

5. What is the main topic of the essay "The Alienable Rights of Women"?
(a) Gender equality.
(b) Marital freedom.
(c) Reproductive freedom.
(d) Women's rights.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Gay overhear speaking poorly about her while in graduate school, in the essay "Feel Me. See Me. Hear Me. Reach Me?"

2. In "What We Hunger For," what is the name of the book series with which Gay is obsessed?

3. In the essay "Garish, Glorious Spectacles," who is the noted as the main character in the novel Green Girl?

4. According to the essay "How to Be Friends width Another Woman," who should a woman never date or become romantically involved?

5. According to the essay "The Last Day of a Young Black Man," what oscar-nominated black actress did the film "Fruitvale Station" feature?

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