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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Reality TV Me" and "Always Be Optimizing".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many essays in total are collected within the book Trick Mirror?
(a) 7.
(b) 5.
(c) 12.
(d) 9.

2. In spring break of which year did Tolentino's family get a new computer for the family home?
(a) 2003.
(b) 2000.
(c) 1999.
(d) 2004.

3. What is the name of the bioluminescent bay discussed in the essay "Reality TV Me"?
(a) Coral.
(b) Mosquito.
(c) Bahama.
(d) Culebra.

4. How old was Tolentino when she was cast on a reality television show?
(a) 18.
(b) 17.
(c) 16.
(d) 14.

5. To which television show does Tolentino allude toward the end of the essay entitled "Always Be Optimizing"?
(a) Cheers.
(b) Orphan Black.
(c) Black Mirror.
(d) Twin Peaks.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many camera from the reality television show filmed the events at the bioluminescent bay?

2. The title of the essay "Always Be Optimizing" is an allusion to which play?

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

4. Tolentino asserts that what element of society "always determines the shape of politics and culture" (10)?

5. How many girls were members of the reality television show's cast?

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