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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In the essay "When Twitter Does What Journalism Cannot," on what does Gay say social media help people focus?
(a) The facts.
(b) The statistics.
(c) The people involved.
(d) The present moment.

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

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

5. In the essay "Surviving Django," how does Gay describe her offense to the film?
(a) Racial.
(b) Stereotypical.
(c) Cinematic.
(d) Personal.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was senator Davis fighting for, as stated in the essay "When Twitter Does What Journalism Cannot"?

2. In her essay "Tragedy. Call. Compassion. Response," what does Gay say is a tragedy?

3. Accrding to the essay "The Racism We All Carry," where does Paula Deen live?

4. According to the essy "The Last Day of a Young Black Man," how much money did the film "Fruitvale Station" gross?

5. In the essay "Bad Feminism: Take Two," what color does Gay admit to loving?

Short Essay Questions

1. In the essay "The Racism We All Carry," what personal experience does Gay include at the end to illustrate racism's prevalence?

2. In the essay "Beyond the Struggle Narrative," what types of roles is it acceptable for black women to play in hollywood films?

3. According to the essay "The Last Day of a Young Black Man," what does Gay think of the film "Fruitvale Station"?

4. In the essay "Beyond the Struggle Narrative," why does Gay dislike the film "12 Years a Slave"?

5. In the essay "The Alienable Rights of Women," what does Gay mean by suggesting that women have good memories?

6. In the essay "The Solace of Preparing Fried Foods," why is Gay so disgusted with the novel and film "The Help"?

7. In the essay "When Less Is More," what phrase does Gay repeat and why does she make that decision?

8. In the essay "Holding Out for a Hero," how does Gay define heroism?

9. In the essay "The Last Day of a Young Black Man," how is Oscar portrayed in the film?

10. In her esssay "Surviving Django," what are Gay's primary criticisms of "Django"?

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