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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Gender & Sexuality Essays 1-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the essay "Garish, Glorious Spectacles," what do women on reality television shows rarely demonstrate?
(a) Emotion.
(b) Self confidence.
(c) Self-awareness.
(d) Power.

2. In "Peculiar Benefits," where does Gay travel with her family to learn about privilege?
(a) Guatemala.
(b) Haiti.
(c) Mexico.
(d) Japan.

3. In the essay "Girls, Girls, Girls," what group of people are often left out of popular cultures (such as television shows and films)?
(a) Hispanics.
(b) Women over forty.
(c) People of color.
(d) Women.

4. In the essay "Girls, Girls, Girls," Gay suggests that women want a television series or move that is what?
(a) Funny.
(b) Romantic.
(c) Relatable.
(d) Inspiring.

5. According to the essay "To Scratch, Claw, or Grope Clumsily or Frantically," how many possible Scrabble words exist in "completely"?
(a) 235.
(b) 207.
(c) 200.
(d) 227.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the essay "Garish, Glorious Spectacles," what is the best word to describe the novel Green Girl?

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

3. In "To Scratch, Claw, or Grope Clumsily or Frantically," what is the name of Gay's Scrabble sensei?

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

5. In the essay "Garish, Glorious Spectacles," who is noted as the main character in the novel Play It as It Lays?

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