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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of Callie's physical changes most annoys Tessie?
(a) Her long, thick hair.
(b) The lowering of her voice.
(c) Menstruation.
(d) Her height.

2. According to Dr. Luce which of the following is NOT an influence on gender identity?
(a) Disease.
(b) Hormones.
(c) Genitals.
(d) Sex of rearing.

3. What is Cal/Callie's initial impression of Ben Scheer?
(a) S/he likes that Ben is willing to purchase alcohol for him/her.
(b) S/he is put off by Ben's intellectual style of speech.
(c) S/he is skeptical of Ben's motives in purchasing him/her dinner and a hotel room.
(d) S/he likes that Ben talks to and treats him/her like a sophisticated adult.

4. What does Chapter Eleven announce he plans on majoring in after his freshman year of college?
(a) Political Science.
(b) Marxism.
(c) Engineering.
(d) Anthropology.

5. Who poses the greatest threat to Cal, Matt and the other Deadheads living in Golden Gate Park?
(a) Dr. Luce.
(b) The homeless men living on the other side of the field.
(c) Their parents.
(d) The police.

6. Why does Callie hide in the basement bathroom at Baker-Inglis?
(a) She wants to read the gossip about the other girls written on the bathroom walls.
(b) She feels safe and comfortable in this seldom used space.
(c) She likes to look at the crocuses growing outside the window in the bathroom.
(d) She wants to catch up on her English class reading.

7. Who creates the Hercules Hot Dogs style of cooking hot dogs?
(a) Dr. Philobosian.
(b) Milton.
(c) Callie.
(d) Chapter Eleven.

8. Who is Carmen?
(a) A woman with Androgen Insensitivity who works at Bob's club.
(b) A pre-op male to female transsexual who works at Bob's club.
(c) A woman who Cal rents a room from.
(d) The announcer for Octopussy's Garden.

9. Why is Ben Scheer so generous towards Cal/Callie?
(a) Ben wants to convince Cal/Callie to go into business with him.
(b) Ben is too drunk to realize that he continues to pay for Cal/Callie's food, drink and lodging.
(c) Ben believes Cal/Callie is a gay man and hopes to have sex with him.
(d) Ben is a kind hearted man who wants to help Cal/Callie.

10. How do Tessie and Milton react to the ER doctor's diagnosis of Callie?
(a) They believe the doctor has confused her with another patient.
(b) They accept his diagnosis and immediately take Callie to Dr. Luce.
(c) They are shocked and in disbelief.
(d) They distrust the doctor.

11. Why is the Obscure Object transferred to Mr. da Silva's class?
(a) She wants to read the Illiad.
(b) Her parents requested that she be transferred to a more challenging class.
(c) Her teacher, Ms. Lampe, does not want her in her English class any longer.
(d) She has tested out of the lower level English class.

12. What concerns Dr. Luce most about Callie's disappearance?
(a) Dr. Luce believes Callie was abducted.
(b) Dr. Luce wants to begin treatment of Callie immediately.
(c) Dr. Luce believes Callie has false information about her condition and would like to set her straight.
(d) Dr. Luce believes that Callie is in a fragile psychological state after discovering the nature of her condition.

13. Who is the kidnapper?
(a) Father Mike.
(b) Chapter Eleven
(c) Milton.
(d) Dr. Philobosian.

14. What synonym for "hermaphrodite" does Callie see in the dictionary that upsets her?
(a) Eunuch.
(b) Hypospadias.
(c) Monster.
(d) Freak.

15. What was Dr. Luce's main purpose for recommending the particular treatment that he does for Callie?
(a) To provide a research subject for a book he would like to write.
(b) Ensuring that her physical sexual identity matches her gender identity.
(c) To cure her of 5-alpha-reductase deficiency.
(d) Helping Callie cope psychologically with her hermaphroditism.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the man who claims to have Callie want Milton to negotiate a ransom price with him?

2. What does Callie do to try to get to know the Obscure Object better?

3. What does Cal/Callie say the hardest adjustment is that s/he has to make in choosing to live as a man?

4. Which of the following is NOT a reason why Callie is concerned about her upcoming appointment with Dr. Bauer?

5. What does Chapter Eleven believe gives him the ability to finally beat his father at ping-pong?

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