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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In which sport did Tolentino participated during her adolescence?
(a) Softball.
(b) Cheer.
(c) Soccer.
(d) Tennis.

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

3. On what channel did Boys Vs. Girls appear, according to Tolentino?
(a) Noggin.
(b) PBS.
(c) Discovery.
(d) Nat Geo.

4. To which element of life does the term "panopticon" (16) refer, as explained by Tolentino in "The I in Internet"?
(a) Reflection.
(b) Definition.
(c) Punishment.
(d) Surveillance.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the bioluminescent bay discussed in the essay "Reality TV Me"?

2. Tolentino states that her illness during her stint in the Peace Corps taught her not to take what kind of body for granted?

3. Tolentino states that whenever she visits Sweetgreen, she generally eats her lunch in under how many minutes?

4. The Angelfire subpage Tolentino presents for the reader's inspection was created when Tolentino was how old?

5. Tolentino points out the way in which tweets do not allow for the inclusion of what types of experiences?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Tolentino describe the connection between each essay's topic and her own life?

2. What does the bioluminescent bay symbolize in the essay entitled "Reality TV Me"?

3. Who is Jess, the person featured in the essay entitled "Reality TV Me"?

4. In what way is Tolentino uniquely positioned to assess the trajectory of the internet, as she does in the essay "The I in Internet"?

5. How many essays are contained within Trick Mirror and around what theme do they all revolve?

6. What element does Tolentino characterize as "capitalism's last natural resource" (11) in the essay entitled "The I in Internet"?

7. What is the source of the essay collection's title, Trick Mirror, according to Tolentino?

8. What does Tolentino mean when she states that "the ideal woman is always optimizing" (63)?

9. What is Tolentino's ultimate conclusion about the future of the internet and why?

10. How does Tolentino characterize her adolescent self and for what purpose?

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