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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Brian Climbs the Walls," what is the name of the pickup joint that Brian goes to?
(a) Lusty Laundromat.
(b) Wash and Meet.
(c) Come Clean Laundromat.
(d) Spin and Rinse.

2. Who interrupts Mrs. Madrigal's bath in search of Mary Ann?
(a) Mona.
(b) Brian.
(c) DeDe.
(d) Michael.

3. What does Mary Ann learn about Mrs. Madrigal during their conversation after Mary Ann has been in her landlady's bedroom?
(a) Mrs. Madrigal never married.
(b) Mrs. Madrigal is divorced.
(c) Mrs. Madrigal has a boyfriend.
(d) Mrs. Madrigal is a homosexual.

4. During which decade is the story set?
(a) 1960's.
(b) 1990's.
(c) 1970's.
(d) 1980's.

5. Why does Brian go to a bathhouse?
(a) To get clean.
(b) To prove to himself that he is not homosexual.
(c) To participate in a co-ed orgy.
(d) To meet other homosexual men.

Short Answer Questions

1. On the day Mary Ann is invited for dinner, Mona leaves work early in order to reassure whom?

2. What is the source of the argument between Beauchamp and Mary Ann when they are in bed together for the first time?

3. What does Brian learn from Connie after they have sex?

4. What does Edgar learn when he returns home from Mrs. Miller's?

5. In "Connie's Place," which emotion best describes Mary Ann's reaction to a magazine article about a co-ed orgy?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Mona's relationship with her mother different from her relationship with Mrs. Madrigal?

2. Describe Mrs. Madrigal and Mary Ann's initial interaction.

3. Which other significant character does Mary Ann meet at Social Safeway?

4. In "Mona's New Roomie," what does the reader learn about Mona and Michael's relationship?

5. What happens in Chapters 22 through 30 that shows how the narrative intersects the lives of its characters?

6. In "Relating at Lunch," how does Beauchamp change the status of his relationship with Mary Ann?

7. Over what work issue does Edgar get angry with Beauchamp?

8. How does Mary Ann feel after her weekend in Mendocino with Beauchamp?

9. What is Mona worried about after Michael meets Jon?

10. Mary Ann and Brian discuss secrets in San Francisco. Briefly state each of the character's views on this subject.

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