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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the essay "Surviving Django," what was "Django" nominated for?
(a) A Grammy.
(b) A Golden Globe.
(c) An Oscar.
(d) Nothing.

2. According to the essay "The Politics of Respectability," what does Bill Cosby say is one of the black community's biggest problems?
(a) Ignorance.
(b) Resistance.
(c) Apathy.
(d) Empathy.

3. As mentioned in the essay "Tragedy. Call. Compassion. Response," what is the name of the man who committed the horrific tragedy in Norway?
(a) Anders Behring Bonslo.
(b) Anders Behring Ban.
(c) Anders Behring Breivik.
(d) Anders Behring Bresser.

4. As mentioned in the essay "The Last Day of a Young Black Man," who wrote and directed the film "Fruitvale Station"?
(a) Joran Peele.
(b) Ryan Reynolds.
(c) Ryan Coogler.
(d) Denzel Washington.

5. According to the essy "The Last Day of a Young Black Man," how much money did the film "Fruitvale Station" gross?
(a) $377,295.
(b) $377,285.
(c) $378,285.
(d) $378,295.

6. In the essay "The Solace of Preparing Fried Foods," what film is Gay critiquing?
(a) "The Help."
(b) "Shawshank Redemption."
(c) "The Firm."
(d) "Sex and the City."

7. In the essay "Surviving Django," how many times in the "N" word used in the film "Django"?
(a) 110.
(b) 50.
(c) 75.
(d) 125.

8. As stated in the essay "the Morality of Tyler Perry," what is the median age for a first marriage, for women?
(a) 24.8.
(b) 24.3.
(c) 25.8.
(d) 25.2.

9. As stated in the essay "The Morality of Tyler Perry," what is the median age for a first marriage, for men?
(a) 28.3.
(b) 28.7.
(c) 28.1.
(d) 27.6.

10. According the the essay "The Alienable Rights of Women," what metaphor does Gay use in reference to the reproductive freedom debate?
(a) Time capsule.
(b) Time bomb.
(c) Sinking ship.
(d) Smoke screen.

11. As mentioned in the essay "the Alienable Rights of Women," in 2011, what percentage of all women of reproductive age in the U.S. lived in states hostile to abortion rights and reproductive freedom?
(a) 55%.
(b) 65%.
(c) 60%.
(d) 45%.

12. In the essay "The Morality of Tyler Perry," what does Gay say that Perry uses as punishment for infidelity?
(a) Dying.
(b) Contracting Herpes.
(c) Being beaten.
(d) Contracting HIV.

13. According to the essay "The Solace of Preparing Fried Foods," what is the name of the white woman who wrote The Help?
(a) Emma Thompson.
(b) Joan Didion.
(c) Roxanne Gay.
(d) Kathryn Stockett.

14. What television show does Gay reference in her essay "When Less Is More"?
(a) The Office.
(b) 13 Reasons Why.
(c) Scandal.
(d) Orange Is the New Black.

15. What does the magazine journalist try to evoke for Tsarnaev in her article, according "A Tale of Two Profiles"?
(a) Understanding.
(b) Empathy.
(c) Judgment.
(d) Hatred.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the essay "Holding Out for a Hero," what does Gay say that heroism can be?

2. What actor plays Oscar, the main male character in the film "Fruitvale Station," according to the essay "The Last Day of a Young Black Man"?

3. In the essay "Surviving Django," how does Gay describe her offense to the film?

4. According to the essay "Tragedy. Call. Compassion. Response," how old was Winehouse when she died?

5. In her essay "A Tale of Two Profiles," how does Gay describe Tsarnaev as looking?

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