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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. In the essay "Bad Feminism: Take Two," what color does Gay admit to loving?
(a) Black.
(b) Blue.
(c) Purple.
(d) Pink.
2. What does Gay admit to knowing nothing about in her essay "Bad Feminism: Take Two"?
(a) Fashion.
(b) Children.
(c) Animals.
(d) Cars.
3. At the end of the essay "The Solace of Preparing Fried Foods," what does Gay say is complicated?
(a) Writing science fiction.
(b) Writing difference.
(c) Writing poetry.
(d) Writing well.
4. According to the essay "When Less Is More," what is name of the white female prisonor on "Orange Is the New Black"?
(a) Piper.
(b) Roxanne.
(c) Jenna.
(d) Stacy.
5. In her essay "The Last Day of a Young Black Man," what does Gay accuse the film "Fruitvale Station" of being?
(a) Unrealistic.
(b) Sarcastic.
(c) Tragic.
(d) Sentimental.
Short Answer Questions
1. According to the essay "The Politics of Respectability," what U.S. president gave a powerful speech in 2013 in which he offers suggestions for decreasing racism?
2. In the essay "When Twitter Does What Journalism Cannot," on what does Gay say social media help people focus?
3. What is the name of the musician who dies at a tragic young age, as mentioned in the essay "Tragedy. Call. Compassion. Response"?
4. According to the essay "When Twitter Does What Journalism Cannot," what buildings would have been destroyed had senator Davis not convinced the legislation to not pass?
5. According to a quote referenced in "The Morality of Tyler Perry," what does the author uncover in his work?
Short Essay Questions
1. In the essay "When Twitter Does What Journalism Cannot," why does Gay say we need both traditional journalism and social media?
2. In the essay "The Solace of Preparing Fried Foods," why is Gay so disgusted with the novel and film "The Help"?
3. In the essay "The Morality of Tyler Perry," who is Tyler Perry?
4. In the essay "The Solace of Preparing Fried Foods," why does Gay cry when watching "The Help"?
5. What is Gay's main criticism of "Orange Is the New Black," as analyzed in her essay "When Less Is More"?
6. In the essay "The Last Day of a Young Black Man," how is Oscar portrayed in the film?
7. In the essay "A Tale of Two Profiles," what did the "Rolling Stone" do that appalled Gay?
8. In her esssay "Surviving Django," what are Gay's primary criticisms of "Django"?
9. In the essay "Beyond the Struggle Narrative," why does Gay dislike the film "12 Years a Slave"?
10. In the essay "Holding Out for a Hero," how does Gay define heroism?
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