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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Race & Entertainment Essays 4-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the name of the disorder that is fantasized by the Fifty Shades of Grey series, according to the essay "The Trouble with Prince Charming"?
(a) Depression.
(b) Bipolar.
(c) BDMS.
(d) PTSD.

3. 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 nuance.
(d) Our resistance to compassion.

4. According to the essay "The Last Day of a Young Black Man," what oscar-nominated black actress did the film "Fruitvale Station" feature?
(a) Kerry Washington.
(b) Viola Davis.
(c) Vanessa Williams.
(d) Octavia Spencer.

5. In the essay "Dear Young Ladies Who Love Chris Brown," who is the famous musician and former girlfriend whom Chris Brown physically hit?
(a) Rhianna.
(b) Madonna.
(c) Adele.
(d) Byonce.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the contemporary artist that Gay references in the essay "The Smooth Surfaces of Idyll"?

2. 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"?

3. In the essay "Not Here to Make Friends," what book is the character Sara Levine obsessed with?

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

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

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