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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which literary hero does Tolentino utilize in order to discuss the recognition of three certain aspects of life?
(a) Agamemnon.
(b) Ulysses.
(c) Dante.
(d) Hercules.

2. In what year was Tolentino's childhood church founded, though she started attending in the mid-nineties?
(a) 1961.
(b) 1927.
(c) 1940.
(d) 1908.

3. In which town is the University of Virginia located?
(a) Arlington.
(b) Dover.
(c) Lincoln.
(d) Charlottesville.

4. At what age did Tolentino enter high school?
(a) 14.
(b) 13.
(c) 12.
(d) 15.

5. Which person in Tolentino's life suggested that she apply to the University of Virginia?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her doctor.
(c) Her guidance counselor.
(d) Her father.

6. What kind of festival was the Fyre Festival discussed by Tolentino?
(a) Dance.
(b) Music.
(c) Food.
(d) Art.

7. When Tolentino was in college, a male student put Rophypnol into which substance that Tolentino was ingesting?
(a) Soda.
(b) Milk.
(c) Alcohol.
(d) Tea.

8. What is the first of the several major events discussed within the essay "The Story of a Generation of Seven Scams"?
(a) The 2016 US election.
(b) Y2K.
(c) The Spanish flu pandemic.
(d) The Fyre Festival.

9. Which of Tolentino's actions the night she was drugged prevented her from being raped?
(a) She kicked.
(b) She bit.
(c) She vomited.
(d) She punched.

10. Tolentino comments on Erdely's mistakes by stating that which kind of intentions "often produce blind spots" (208)?
(a) Good.
(b) Sincere.
(c) Earnest.
(d) Unwitting.

11. What was the first name of McFarland, the 25-year-old man who created the Fyre Festival?
(a) Jimmy.
(b) Billy.
(c) Bobby.
(d) Jeffrey.

12. In what city does the novel The Bell Jar take place?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) Philadelphia.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) New York City.

13. What is the first name of the reporter whose last name is Erdely and who wrote the article called "A Rape on Campus"?
(a) Sabrina.
(b) Sophia.
(c) Annie.
(d) Taylor.

14. In Tolentino's discussions of Facebook, she asserts that Mark Zuckerberg "controls a" (169) what?
(a) Country.
(b) Population.
(c) Hemisphere.
(d) Nation-state.

15. What kind of debt does Tolentino characterize as a "generation-defining scam" (188)?
(a) Student.
(b) Homeowner.
(c) Credit card.
(d) Timeshare.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the first name of the woman who accused members of the fraternity Phi Kappa Psi of rape?

3. Tolentino discusses a particular literary hero and his discovery of all but which of the following?

4. For which publication was Tolentino writing when "A Rape on Campus" was published by Erdely?

5. What term does Tolentino use to describe the size of the congregation at her childhood church?

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