Bad Feminist Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Roxane Gay
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 133 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Bad Feminist Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Roxane Gay
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 133 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the essay "Beyond the Measure of Men," what is the ambiguous term that refers to untrue stories written by women?

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

3. In the essay "How We All Lose," what does Gay say we need to overcome?

4. According to the essay "How We All Love," what percent of the 535 seats in the 113th Congress do women represent?

5. In the essay "Dear Young Ladies Who Love Chris Brown," who is Gay's primary audience?

Short Essay Questions

1. In the essay "What We Hunger For," why is Gay afraid to say no to her boyfriend?

2. In the essay "The Trouble with Prince Charming," how are readers supposed to respond to Ana's character in the Fifty Grades series?

3. In "Feel Me. See Me. Hear Me. Reach Me," what does the narrator wish that BET did more of via its television shows?

4. In "Typical First Year Professor," how does Gay want her students to respond to her?

5. In the essay "Dear Young Ladies Who Love Chris Brown," what does Gay predict will happen to his behavior?

6. In the essay "Not Here to Make Friends," how does Gay define "likeability"?

7. In the essay "Girls, Girls, Girls," why does Gay fall so hard for the television show "Girlfriends"?

8. In the essay "The Trouble with Prince Charming, or He Who Trespassed Against Us," what does Gay suggest that the Fifty Grades series is, at its core?

9. What is subtly suggested as the reason Gay gains so much weight in the essay "Reaching for Catharsis"?

10. In the essay "Girls, Girls, Girls," what is Gay's main criticism of the show "Girls"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay explaining how the author uses the characters of Ruth (from the novel Green Girl) and Maria (from the novel Play It as It Lays) to strengthen her argument of the juxtaposed performance that women play in novels and in society. Use the quote, "She wants to lose herself as much as she wants to find herself" to explore this idea.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay analyzing positive and negative societal ramifications of traditional journalism and social media. Include examples from the text and counter arguments/claims in your analysis.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay explaining the significance of the title of the book. How does the title support Gay's theme of feminism and overall narrative tone?

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