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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Maria?
(a) The narrator's aunt.
(b) The narrator's friend.
(c) The narrator's mother.
(d) The narrator's sister.

2. A conversation between the narrator and Tex shows the narrator's lack of knowledge about ___________________.
(a) sexual relations between men.
(b) technology.
(c) American literature.
(d) car mechanics.

3. The protagonist of the story wants a career as a/an __________________.
(a) attorney.
(b) writer.
(c) priest.
(d) architect.

4. What does Annie do while visiting the narrator's parents' home?
(a) Spills a bottle of Scotch.
(b) Backs the car over the cat.
(c) Sets the drapes on fire.
(d) Vomits in the kitchen sink.

5. The history of emerging lesbian rights and identity is closely related to ____________________.
(a) the Holocaust.
(b) slavery.
(c) the American Revolution.
(d) the history of feminism.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the person in #124 find a job?

2. What happens to make the narrator forget all about his fantasy in #136?

3. Who introduces the narrator to oral and anal sex?

4. How old is the narrator during this Summer?

5. "The Beautiful Room is Empty" takes place during the 1950s and 1960s in which country?

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