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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. In what location was the Fyre Festival held?

2. What term does Tolentino use to describe the size of the congregation at her childhood church?

3. Which literary hero does Tolentino utilize in order to discuss the recognition of three certain aspects of life?

4. In what city does the novel The Bell Jar take place?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Explain how Tolentino contrasts her journalism skills in 2011 with her journalism skills in 2020.

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

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

5. Discuss Tolentino's reason for discussing at length Sylvia Plath's novel The Bell Jar in the essay entitled "Pure Heroines."

6. What does Tolentino mean when she asserts that Mark Zuckerberg "controls a nation-state" (169)?

7. Who is Billy McFarland?

8. What is the symbolism of the Amazon building Tolentino discusses in the essay entitled "Pure Heroines"?

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

10. What underlying reasons does Tolentino point to when she discusses scam culture and its takeover of the online landscape?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay examining how the text portrays the American Dream. Is there one American Dream or are there many different ones, according to Tolentino? What is the text saying about the American dream in the twenty-first century?

Essay Topic 2

What message is Tolentino sending regarding the source of human flaws and unhappiness?

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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