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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. According to the essay "The Morality of Tyler Perry," with what does Perry have a finely honed obsession?
2. In the essay "Surviving Django," how does Gay describe her offense to the film?
3. In the essay "The Alienable Rights of Women," what does Gay sarcastically joke about creating?
4. According to the essay "The Solace of Preparing Fried Foods," what is the name of the white woman who wrote The Help?
5. 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?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Gay's main criticism of "Orange Is the New Black," as analyzed in her essay "When Less Is More"?
2. In the essay "A Tale of Two Profiles," what did the "Rolling Stone" do that appalled Gay?
3. In the essay "The Racism We All Carry," what personal experience does Gay include at the end to illustrate racism's prevalence?
4. In the essay "When Less Is More," what phrase does Gay repeat and why does she make that decision?
5. In the essay "The Alienable Rights of Women," what does Gay mean by suggesting that women have good memories?
6. According to the essay "The Last Day of a Young Black Man," what does Gay think of the film "Fruitvale Station"?
7. In the essay "Holding Out for a Hero," how does Gay define heroism?
8. In the essay "Beyond the Struggle Narrative," why does Gay dislike the film "12 Years a Slave"?
9. In her esssay "Surviving Django," what are Gay's primary criticisms of "Django"?
10. In the essay "When Twitter Does What Journalism Cannot," why does Gay say we need both traditional journalism and social media?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay explaining whether you think that the author, Roxanne Gay, is a good or a bad feminist. Use specific examples from the text to support your claim.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay describing the author, Gay's, narrative tone and writing style. Use specific examples from the essays and essay titles as evidence for your argument.
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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