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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. The narrator and the person in #73 tell each other that they are __________________.
(a) graduating.
(b) failing.
(c) restless.
(d) homosexual.

2. The person in #73 also admits to ____________________.
(a) shoplifting.
(b) smoking pot.
(c) cheating on exams.
(d) being bisexual.

3. What foreign language does the narrator study?
(a) Spanish.
(b) Russian.
(c) Chinese.
(d) French.

4. What does the person in #38 exploit Tex for?
(a) Cars.
(b) Sex.
(c) Jewelry.
(d) Money.

5. What is the narrator's current obsession?
(a) Drinking.
(b) Anonymous, promiscuous sex.
(c) Gambling.
(d) Video games.

Short Answer Questions

1. Hunton makes disparaging remarks about the narrator's __________________.

2. The narrator's feelings about his father lead the narrator to make judgmental comments about __________________.

3. What type of career does the narrator hope to establish?

4. What is a powerful negative force in the narrator's life?

5. What does the narrator wonder as he observes Tex and Morris?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the premise of "The Beautiful Room is Empty"?

2. With whom does the narrator have his first gay sexual experience and how does he feel about it afterward?

3. What is the double-edged sword of the narrator experiencing gay sexual activity?

4. How does the longing for approval manifest in the narrator's life?

5. What is the significance of Betty and Kay to the narrator's life?

6. With whom does the narrator engage in heterosexual activity and what was the basis for the connections?

7. What is Tex's theory about a man acting on his sexual desires for other men and how does that make the narrator feel about Tex?

8. What role do emotions play in the narrator's sexual relations with other men and the sexual relations of homosexual men in general?

9. How does the narrator meet Tex and Morris?

10. How does the narrator's subway ride further alienate him from what he thinks is normal life?

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