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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Tolentino states that in adult fiction, which element almost always "comes first" (98) in a female protagonist's plot arc?
(a) Self-doubt.
(b) Trauma.
(c) Materialism.
(d) Selflessness.

2. Who was the President of the United States at the time the Dear Colleague letter was created?
(a) Clinton.
(b) Bush, Jr.
(c) Bush, Sr.
(d) Obama.

3. Which action taken by a particular hero is considered evidence by Tolentino that he has come to certain realizations?
(a) Collapsing.
(b) Singing.
(c) Screaming.
(d) Crying.

4. Tolentino states that if one were to view womanhood entirely through the lens of literature, adulthood would look like what?
(a) Depression.
(b) Resignation.
(c) Anger.
(d) Bitterness.

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

6. For which publication was Tolentino writing when "A Rape on Campus" was published by Erdely?
(a) Jezebel.
(b) The New York Times.
(c) BuzzFeed.
(d) The Guardian.

7. In what year was the Dear Colleague letter created, as discussed in the essay "We Come from Old Virginia"?
(a) 1997.
(b) 2002.
(c) 2011.
(d) 1990.

8. Tolentino's friend had insisted that Tolentino could never play which color of Power Ranger in their game?
(a) Pink.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Orange.
(d) Blue.

9. Tolentino states in "Pure Heroines" that if one were to view womanhood entirely through the lens of literature, childhood would look like what?
(a) Fun.
(b) Judgment.
(c) Power.
(d) Innocence.

10. Tolentino recalls her friend insisting that Tolentino had to play which Power Ranger in their game?
(a) Green.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Blue.
(d) Pink.

11. Tolentino states that if one were to view womanhood entirely through the lens of literature, adolescence would look like what?
(a) Anger.
(b) Confusion.
(c) Sadness.
(d) Bitterness.

12. The colleges to which Tolentino applied were mostly in New England and in which state?
(a) Texas.
(b) California.
(c) Alabama.
(d) New York.

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

14. The building featured in The Bell Jar was patterned after which real building?
(a) The Ritz.
(b) The Bramford.
(c) The Barbizon.
(d) The Duchess.

15. What level of school was Tolentino attending when she began to feel "twinges of guilt" (134) after each church service?
(a) College.
(b) Elementary school.
(c) Middle school.
(d) High school.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which emotion did Tolentino feel most strongly during the interaction about the Power Rangers?

2. What kind of debt does Tolentino characterize as a "generation-defining scam" (188)?

3. Tolentino states in the essay "Ectasy" that she has spent how many years trying to undo her first 15 years of religious training?

4. Tolentino states that Zuckerberg controls what kinds of definitions for Facebook users?

5. What kind of festival was the Fyre Festival discussed by Tolentino?

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