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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What sport do both Elizabeth and Jessica Wakefield participate in, as mentioned in the essay "I Once Was Miss America"?
(a) Track.
(b) Cheerleading.
(c) Golf.
(d) Volleyball.

2. In the essay "The Trouble with Prince Charming," what teenage book series does Gay mention is a modern day fairytale?
(a) The Girl With the Dragon Tatoo series.
(b) The Boxcar series.
(c) The Twilight series.
(d) The Sweet Valley High series.

3. In her essay "The Trouble with Prince Charming," who is the female protagonist who gets swept off her feet by the handsome Christian Grey?
(a) Jennifer.
(b) Kate.
(c) Kim.
(d) Anastasia (or Ana).

4. In the essay "How We All Lose," what is the name of the first book that Gay criticizes for being too limited?
(a) The End of Men.
(b) Big Little Liars.
(c) Men are From Mars, Women are From Venus.
(d) Men Without Women.

5. According to the essay "How We All Lose," what does every writer have?
(a) A dream.
(b) An obsession.
(c) A demon.
(d) An inner critic.

6. What television show does Gay say she studies for advice on law in her essay "The Spectacle of Broken Men"?
(a) CNN.
(b) Law and Order.
(c) Rescue 911.
(d) House of Cards.

7. In the essay "Dear Young Ladies Who Love Chris Brown," who is Gay's primary audience?
(a) Women who love Chris Brown (and have been harmed by him).
(b) Every woman under the age of thirty.
(c) All fans of Chris Brown.
(d) All the critics of Chris Brown.

8. In the essay "The Careless Language of Sexual Violence," how many men gang-raped the 11-year-old?
(a) 8.
(b) 18.
(c) 20.
(d) 10.

9. As stated in the essay "What We Hunger For," what is one of the reasons that Gay reads?
(a) For salvation.
(b) For redemption.
(c) For an escape.
(d) For clarity.

10. In the essay "Blurred Lines, Indeed," what is the name of the musician who sings about giving a good girl what she really wants?
(a) Robin Thicke.
(b) Eminem.
(c) Tupac.
(d) Jay-Z.

11. What does Gay bring to one of her first classes to intrigue the students in "Typical First Year Professor"?
(a) Chocolate.
(b) Music.
(c) Legos.
(d) Pizza.

12. In "Typical First Year Professor," what does the narrator compare compiling her professional portfolio to?
(a) A game.
(b) Paint by number for adults.
(c) Arts and crafts for adults.
(d) Making music.

13. According to the essay "The Trouble with Prince Charming," what did the characters in the Fifty Shades of Grey series need to sign prior to starting a relationship?
(a) A contract.
(b) A marriage license.
(c) A journal entry.
(d) A new bank account.

14. In "What We Hunger For," what is the name of the book series with which Gay is obsessed?
(a) Sweet Valley High.
(b) Little Women.
(c) The Hunger Games.
(d) Outlander.

15. According to the essay "The Trouble with Prince Charming," what literary classification applies to the Fifty Shades of Grey series?
(a) Horror.
(b) Mystery.
(c) Creative nonfiction.
(d) Fairy tale.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the essay "The Trouble with Prince Charming," what does Gay suggest that women must do to find happiness in fairytales?

2. In the essay "Reaching for Catharsis," how many pounds overweight is the main character of the novel Skinny?

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

4. What does Gay state, in her essay "The Illusion of Safety," that life apparently requires?

5. Approximately how old is the narrator in "Typical First Year Professor"?

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