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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. Tolentino provides a long list of female literary protagonists who are victims of which crime?
(a) Rape.
(b) Assault.
(c) Theft.
(d) Burglary.
2. Which religion did Tolentino's family follow during her childhood?
(a) Buddhism.
(b) Christianity.
(c) Judaism.
(d) Islam.
3. In which magazine was the article called "A Rape on Campus," written by Erdely, published?
(a) Rolling Stone.
(b) Mademoiselle.
(c) Interview.
(d) Esquire.
4. Which action taken by a particular hero is considered evidence by Tolentino that he has come to certain realizations?
(a) Singing.
(b) Screaming.
(c) Collapsing.
(d) Crying.
5. What was the name of the friend who insisted that Tolentino had to play a particular color of Power Ranger?
(a) Megan.
(b) Allison.
(c) Maddie.
(d) Sarah.
Short Answer Questions
1. While Tolentino was still in college, Liz Seccuro brought charges against a group of men she accused of committing what crime?
2. Who was the President of the United States at the time the Dear Colleague letter was created?
3. Tolentino recalls her friend insisting that Tolentino had to play which Power Ranger in their game?
4. What level of school was Tolentino attending when she began to feel "twinges of guilt" (134) after each church service?
5. Videos of what sorry excuse for food went viral in connection with the Fyre Festival?
Short Essay Questions
1. Which of the seven scams discussed in the essay "The Story of a Generation of Seven Scams" does Tolentino consider the most egregious example and why?
2. Explain how Tolentino contrasts her journalism skills in 2011 with her journalism skills in 2020.
3. What is the symbolism of the Amazon building Tolentino discusses in the essay entitled "Pure Heroines"?
4. How and why does Tolentino bring in the work of Simone de Beauvoir in the essay entitled "Pure Heroines"?
5. What does Tolentino mean when she asserts that Mark Zuckerberg "controls a nation-state" (169)?
6. What dark side does Tolentino discuss in relation to effervescent and young female characters in fiction?
7. What is the main claim being made within the essay entitled "Pure Heroines" and how do you know?
8. Who is Esther Greenwood?
9. Analyze Tolentino's reason for using an allusion to Ulysses in the essay entitled "Pure Heroines."
10. What underlying reasons does Tolentino point to when she discusses scam culture and its takeover of the online landscape?
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