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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 does the man Mock dates briefly in Chapter 11 react when she tells him she is trans?

2. Where does Mock take refuge in the end of Chapter 15?

3. What does Mock ask the woman who shows off her body after her GRS surgery?

4. What is Mock forced to do with her hormone treatments because she can not really afford them?

5. From which author does Mock begin Part Three of the book with a quote from?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Mock impressed with Wendi?

2. What are Wendi's first words to Mock in Chapter 8 and what do they signify?

3. Who does Mock meet in Chapter 13 that spurs her to start researching and saving for her gender reassignment surgery?

4. What changes start happening in Mock's mother after Rick's arrest in Chapter 13?

5. What does the Chrysalis group at Farrington High School help Mock with in Chapter 13?

6. In Chapter 10, what problem does Mock encounter with the administration at Moanalua high school?

7. What significant opportunity does Mock take advantage of in Chapter 14 that allows her to pursue higher education?

8. What happens to Mock's family life when her mother's old flame, Rick, moves in with the family in Chapter 9?

9. In Chapter 12, who is the person Mock realizes helps keep her mother Elizabeth afloat, and in what ways?

10. What is Mock's most prized possession in Chapter 9, the one that makes her feel most feminine?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are some of the most significant differences between the way Mock is treated at Moanalua high school and Farrington high school in Hawaii? Which school adopts a more compassionate, and, in Mock's view, effective approach to reaching out to transgender youth? Write an essay explaining your answer.

Essay Topic 2

How did Derek's ongoing sexual abuse of Mock when she was a child affect her ideas about sex, sexuality, and intimacy later in her life? Write an essay explaining your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay detailing how and why Mock's connection and relationship with Aaron seems different to her than any previous relationship she has ever been in.

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