Take the question at face value, stop reading into every nuance of language body and/or verbal. The 'shit-test' thing is so overblown, so long as you answer with confidence and you're being authentic, that's all that matters in the end.

"What's your type?"

"Run-of-the-mill self-obsessed type who spends every waking moment updating her facebook status, check-ins, updating her 10000+ photo gallery, somebody plagued with daddy issues, engage in cutting behavior is a bonus...somebody I can take home to mom...to kill so I can collect in on my inheritance"

^This

Answer a stupid loaded question with humour and aloofness.

The feedback to your question needs to be sorted into two columns: One column would be responses for a girl that you might want to be in a relationship with. The other column would be responses for a girl you just want to sleep with.

As soon as you move into "real" answers you move onto a woman's terrain. She'll own you there. That's not a bad thing, but you'll have to move through all her tests and at her pace.

If you do like you say and have fun with her you'll keep her in your territory and you can dictate the terms.

For me, I only move into real answers only if I am not interested in the girl and don't want to spend the energy to keep her laughing, or if I think there is a relationship potential there.

Girls will be working to get you to where they are advantaged: you complimenting them and engaging emotionally, so you need to be working to keep them on your turf, you not being very interested and having fun. The battle that creates is where sexual tension exists. So choose your response based on what you think about the girl.