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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. Tolentino states that in adult fiction, which element almost always "comes first" (98) in a female protagonist's plot arc?

2. In what level of school was Tolentino when her friend insisted that she had to be a certain color of Power Ranger?

3. What fraction of the world uses Facebook on at least a monthly basis?

4. For which publication was Tolentino writing when "A Rape on Campus" was published by Erdely?

5. What is the first of the several major events discussed within the essay "The Story of a Generation of Seven Scams"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Esther Greenwood?

2. What distinction does Tolentino make between the depiction of trauma in children's literature and the depiction of trauma in adult literature?

3. Describe an instance in "We Come from Old Virginia" when Tolentino depicts her younger self as a product of a patriarchal society.

4. What connection does Tolentino draw between her religious upbringing and her interest in ecstasy?

5. How and why does Tolentino bring in the work of Simone de Beauvoir in the essay entitled "Pure Heroines"?

6. What is the main claim being made within the essay entitled "Pure Heroines" and how do you know?

7. In what way did an incident with her friend Allison change the way Tolentino viewed herself?

8. On which generation does the essay "The Story of a Generation of Seven Scams" focus?

9. Describe an instance in one of the essays when Tolentino utilizes sensory details with a particular purpose in mind.

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is Tolentino's overall message about the American identity within the collection Trick Mirror and what types of evidence does she use to prove the claim?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

What message does Tolentino send within the pages of Trick Mirror concerning the link between privilege and delusion?

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