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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. Who gave Xaviera one hundred dollars when she left town in "Chapter 5, What's A Girl Like Me?"

2. Who did Xaviera meet on a flight home to New York after spending a long weekend out of town?

3. Where did Xaviera decide to pick up customers while in San Juan?

4. When Xaviera was young, what did she say her mother believed about her father?

5. What was the name of the only girl that Xaviera hired for her brothel that had a pimp?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Xaviera went to live with David and his roommates, what happened with their landlords?

2. Explain Xaviera's placement in a concentration camp in "Chapter 2, A Family Affair".

3. Who did Xaviera move in with when she moved to South Africa and what event happened while she was there?

4. Discuss the relationship between Xaviera and Helga.

5. Explain Xaviera's thoughts on prostitution and police that she discusses in "Chapter 7, Arrests".

6. How did Xaviera meet Carl Gordon?

7. What problems does Xaviera say she encountered while running her own brothel in "Chapter 9, Call Me Madam"?

8. What caused Xaviera to decide to change the brothel she worked for?

9. Explain Xaviera's thoughts on pimps when she discusses them in "Chapter 9, Call Me Madam".

10. Explain the events that took place when Xaviera and Murray went to meet the people who were blackmailing Xaviera.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

"In Chapter 14, The Business of Pleasure," Xaviera discussed the monetary concerns of operating a brothel. What things did Xaviera say cost the most? The least? How did she decide what to charge her customers? Cite examples from the book in order to support your response.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss and describe Xaviera's imprisonment in a concentration camp. Cite examples from the book in order to explain how this event in the early stages of her life affected her and her relationships with others.

Essay Topic 3

"In Chapter 17, Abe the Bugger," readers learn about the committee entitled the New York State Joint Legislative Committee on Crime. What was the purpose of this committee and why was Xaviera involved with it? Give examples from the book to support your answer.

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