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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Pure Heroines" and "Ecstasy".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The first line of the essay "Always Be Optimizing" states that "the ideal woman has always been" (62) what?
(a) Beautiful.
(b) Imaginary.
(c) Fleeting.
(d) Generic.

2. Tolentino asserts that what element of society "always determines the shape of politics and culture" (10)?
(a) Government.
(b) The arts community.
(c) Mass media.
(d) Mass media.

3. Which cast member revealed to Tolentino that they were gay but closeted at the time of filming?
(a) Cory.
(b) Demian.
(c) Rachel.
(d) Paris.

4. In what year was the chopped salad first written about as a metaphor for the frenetic pace of life, according to Tolentino?
(a) 2015.
(b) 2011.
(c) 2002.
(d) 2017.

5. How does Tolentino describe the new organizing principle that came to envelop most online interactions in a particular year?
(a) Opposition.
(b) Poverty.
(c) Hatred.
(d) Money.

Short Answer Questions

1. Tolentino states in the essay "The I in Internet" that what product "has become capitalism's last natural resource" (11) as a result of the internet?

2. Tolentino provides a long list of female literary protagonists who are victims of which crime?

3. Which literary hero does Tolentino utilize in order to discuss the recognition of three certain aspects of life?

4. At which politician was the fiasco called Pizzagate aimed prior to the 2016 United States presidential election?

5. Tolentino states that she began writing Trick Mirror in which season of 2017?

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