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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. According to James Wood (a writer Gay references in the essay "Not Here to Make Friends"), characters should be reflections of what?
(a) Our glorified selves.
(b) Our real selves.
(c) Our better selves.
(d) Our perfect selves.

2. According to the essay "The Spectacle of Broken Men," what was the relationship between the man and the girl who was raped?
(a) He was her father.
(b) He was her brother.
(c) He was her uncle.
(d) He was her step-father.

3. What does the artist referenced in the essay "The Smooth Surfaces of Idyll" imbue his art with?
(a) Joy.
(b) Suffering.
(c) Happiness.
(d) Tragedy.

4. In the essay "Not Here to Make Friends," what popular movie does Gay reference as an example of a woman pretending in a relationship?
(a) Gone Girl.
(b) Runaway Bride.
(c) Girl with the Dragon Tatoo.
(d) Bridesmaids.

5. In "Peculiar Benefits," what two things does Gay cite as being a pain?
(a) Being black and being a woman.
(b) Being black and being young.
(c) Being young and being a a woman.
(d) Being white and being a woman.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the book series with which Gay was obsessed in "I Once Was Miss America" ?

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

3. What sport do both Elizabeth and Jessica Wakefield participate in, as mentioned in the essay "I Once Was Miss America"?

4. What is the name of the Junot Diaz collection that Gay analyzes in "How We All Lose"?

5. In "To Scratch, Claw, or Grope Clumsily or Frantically," what is the name of Gay's original nemesis?

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