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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Gender & Sexuality Essays 14-18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the essay "Beyond the Measure of Men," what two authors wrote novels that are classified as "women's fiction"?
(a) John Updike and Ernest Hemingway.
(b) Ernest Hemingway and Richard Yates.
(c) John Updike and Richard Yates.
(d) F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway.

2. In the essay "Garish, Glorious Spectacles," who is noted as the main character in the novel Play It as It Lays?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Jenny.
(c) Maria.
(d) Ruth.

3. 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) Runaway Bride.
(b) Girl with the Dragon Tatoo.
(c) Bridesmaids.
(d) Gone Girl.

4. In the essay "How We All Lose," what does Gay say we need to overcome?
(a) Our resistance to diversity.
(b) Our resistance to love.
(c) Our resistance to compassion.
(d) Our resistance to nuance.

5. What other famous actor is mentioned in the essay "Dear Young Ladies Who Love Chris Brown" as a man who physically abused his wife and got away with it for the sake of fame?
(a) Adam Sandler.
(b) Charlie Sheen.
(c) Tom Hanks.
(d) Denzel Washington.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the actress whom was abused by her famous husband, as mentioned in the essay "Dear Young Ladies Who Love Chris Brown"?

2. What does the main character in the novel Skinny need to write while at fat camp, as noted in the essay "Reaching for Catharsis"?

3. In "Girls, Girls, Girls," what is the film mentioned by Gay as an example of film revolutionizing female characters?

4. In the essay "How We All Love," what phrase does Moran, author of "How to Be a Woman," want to reclaim?

5. In the essay "Some Jokes Are Funnier Than Others," who stands up in defense of women who have been raped?

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