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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Tolentino when she was cast on a reality television show?

2. What is NOT a word Tolentino uses to describe particular elements of the internet that soured after a turning point she names?

3. Jess performed what role within the reality television series Boys Vs. Girls?

4. How does Tolentino describe the new organizing principle that came to envelop most online interactions in a particular year?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What psychological effect of the current incarnation of the world wide web does Tolentino find most dangerous and why?

7. In what way does Tolentino present the theme of hypocrisy within the essay entitled "Reality TV Me"?

8. What is the main setting featured within the essay entitled "Reality TV Me"?

9. What criteria does Tolentino use in order to characterize 2012 as a major turning point in relation to the internet?

10. What is the symbolism of the exclamation points Tolentino uses within the essay entitled "The I in Internet"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How is the theme of courage treated within Trick Mirror and how does its treatment relate to the collection's depicted messages?

Essay Topic 2

What is the central purpose of the work Trick Mirror? What response do you think Tolentino wants from the text’s audience? How does each essay work in concert with the others in order to support Tolentino’s purpose?

Essay Topic 3

What messages are being sent about racial tensions in America in the collection Trick Mirror and what actions does Tolentino hope to provoke within the text’s audience?

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