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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 "Feel Me. See Me. Hear Me. Reach Me." what does Gay repeatedly think to herself when around her co-workers?
(a) Please like me.
(b) Please be my friend.
(c) Please be kind to me.
(d) Please do not hate me.

2. 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) Easter.
(c) Halloween.
(d) Thanksgiving.

3. Who does Gay overhear speaking poorly about her while in graduate school, in the essay "Feel Me. See Me. Hear Me. Reach Me?"
(a) Her boyfriend.
(b) A professor.
(c) Her boss.
(d) A classmate.

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

5. In "Peculiar Benefits," what does Gay accuse too many people of becoming?
(a) Privilege haters.
(b) Privilege supporters.
(c) Privilege criminals.
(d) Privilege police.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the essay "To Scratch, Claw, or Grope Clumsily or Frantically," how many possible Scrabble words exist in "completely"?

2. In "Typical First Year Professor," what does Gay do before teaching her first class?

3. What does Gay bring to one of her first classes to intrigue the students in "Typical First Year Professor"?

4. In "Peculiar Benefits," what two things does Gay cite as being a pain?

5. Approximately how old is the narrator in "Typical First Year Professor"?

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