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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Typical First Year Professor" and "To Scratch, Claw, or Grope Clumsily or Frantically".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "To Scratch, Claw, or Grope Clumsily or Frantically," what is the name of Gay's original nemesis?
(a) Marty.
(b) Henry.
(c) Jacob.
(d) Hank.

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

3. 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.

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

5. In "Typical First Year Professor," what holiday does the narrator reference in her comparison of teaching to a child sitting at an adult dinner table?
(a) Christmas.
(b) Thanksgiving.
(c) Halloween.
(d) Easter.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "To Scratch, Claw, or Grope Clumsily or Frantically," what game is Gay playing and referring to?

2. In the essay To Scratch, Claw, or Grope Clumsily or Frantically, what does Gay say you cannot do at a Scrabble tournament?

3. In "Feel Me. See Me. Hear Me. Reach Me." what does Gay repeatedly think to herself when around her co-workers?

4. In "Feel Me. See Me. Hear Me. Reach Me." how does Gay describe feeling at the end of graduate school?

5. In "Typical First Year Professor," what does the narrator compare compiling her professional portfolio to?

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