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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Introduction and "The I in Internet".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which word does Tolentino NOT use to describe particular elements of the internet before a major turning point changed their effects?
(a) Surprising.
(b) Vindicating.
(c) Rewarding.
(d) Curious.

2. How many problematic characteristics of the internet does Tolentino identify in the essay "The I in Internet" (13)?
(a) 9.
(b) 5.
(c) 7.
(d) 6.

3. The Angelfire subpage Tolentino discusses in the text is titled, "The Story of How Jia Got" (7) what?
(a) Her web addiction.
(b) Her groove back.
(c) Her deepest desire.
(d) Her fondest wish.

4. Tolentino laments in "The I in Internet" the way in which womanhood can so often "feel like a story of loss of" (28) what?
(a) Identity.
(b) Confidence.
(c) Hope.
(d) Control.

5. Tolentino describes the topics of the collection's essays by using which object as a metaphor?
(a) A prism.
(b) A mirror.
(c) A microscope.
(d) A rainbow.

Short Answer Questions

1. What year does Tolentino name as a turning point for the internet's transition to a new organizing principle?

2. At ten, Tolentino admonished her younger self for looking at which kinds of sites during her first sessions online?

3. The first line of the essay "The I in Internet" states, "In the beginning the internet seemed" (7) what?

4. Tolentino notes that the third problematic trait of the internet is that it distends what types of feelings?

5. Tolentino asserts that the first problematic quality of the internet is that it is built with the intention of taking what action in relation to our identities?

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