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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. What is the name of the restaurant that Tolentino discusses in "Always Be Optimizing"?

2. The fourth problematic trait of the internet, according to Tolentino, is its tendency to diffuse our understanding of what element of life?

3. On what channel did Boys Vs. Girls appear, according to Tolentino?

4. In which sport did Tolentino participated during her adolescence?

5. Tolentino states that the majority of women consider themselves to be what kind of thinkers?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What end product does Tolentino name as the consistent result of trying to become better at being a woman or "of learning to get better at life under accelerated capitalism" (65)?

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

4. Name a piece of evidence Tolentino uses to support her claims about the misogynistic qualities of the now-defunct online community called 4Chan.

5. In what way is "the rise of barre" (74) unprecedented, according to Tolentino in the essay "Always Be Optimizing"?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine Tolentino’s use of characterization methods to portray herself within the narrative. What effects do these characterization methods have on the themes and messages inherent in Trick Mirror?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze Trick Mirror from an Existential perspective. What elements of life does it suggest hold the most meaning and why?

Essay Topic 3

What is Tolentino's message about the relationship between privilege and delusion within the collection of essays entitled Trick Mirror?

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