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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. At the end of the essay "The Solace of Preparing Fried Foods," what does Gay say is complicated?
(a) Writing poetry.
(b) Writing science fiction.
(c) Writing well.
(d) Writing difference.
2. In "Peculiar Benefits," what two things does Gay cite as being a pain?
(a) Being white and being a woman.
(b) Being young and being a a woman.
(c) Being black and being young.
(d) Being black and being a woman.
3. In the essay "When Twitter Does What Journalism Cannot," how long was Texas state senator Wendy Davis standing outside in protest?
(a) Nearly 10 hours.
(b) Nearly 13 hours.
(c) Nearly 24 hours.
(d) Nearly 15 hours.
4. According to the essay "A Tale of Three Coming Out Stories," what popular journalist "came out" in 2012?
(a) Anderson Cooper.
(b) Cooper Anderson.
(c) Andrew Cooper.
(d) Hunter S. Thompson.
5. As stated in the essay "What We Hunger For," what is one of the reasons that Gay reads?
(a) For clarity.
(b) For salvation.
(c) For an escape.
(d) For redemption.
Short Answer Questions
1. In "Feel Me. See Me. Hear Me. Reach Me." what BET show does it take Gay a long time to appreciate?
2. In the essay "The Trouble with Prince Charming," what does Gay suggest that women must do to find happiness in fairytales?
3. What is the name of the disorder that is fantasized by the Fifty Shades of Grey series, according to the essay "The Trouble with Prince Charming"?
4. In the essay "Surviving Django," how many times in the "N" word used in the film "Django"?
5. What is the name of the contemporary artist that Gay references in the essay "The Smooth Surfaces of Idyll"?
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