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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Gender & Sexuality Essays 9-13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What female issue does Gay say in complex, in her essay "Garish, Glorious Spectacles"?
(a) Pregnancy.
(b) Sex.
(c) Death.
(d) Abortion.

2. In the essay "Garish, Glorious Spectacles," what is the best word to describe the novel Green Girl?
(a) Tragic.
(b) Humorous.
(c) Cunning.
(d) Searing.

3. In "Feel Me. See Me. Hear Me. Reach Me." how does Gay describe feeling at the end of graduate school?
(a) Confident.
(b) Scared.
(c) Excited.
(d) Burnt out.

4. In "Girls, Girls, Girls," what is the film mentioned by Gay as an example of film revolutionizing female characters?
(a) "Titanic."
(b) "27 Dresses."
(c) "Bridesmaids."
(d) "Runaway Bride."

5. At the end of the essay "The Illusion of Safety," what does Gay say there will always be a finger on?
(a) The trigger.
(b) The gun.
(c) The pulse.
(d) The heart.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the essay "Garish, Glorious Spectacles," who is the green girl rising?

2. In the essay "The Careless Language of Sexual Violence," what psychological issue does gang-rape often lead to?

3. In the essay "Garish, Glorious Spectacles," who are the green girls interrupted?

4. In the essay "Girls, Girls, Girls," Gay suggests that women want a television series or move that is what?

5. According to "What We Hunger For," what adjective best describes the Hunger Games female protagonist?

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