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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Chapter Eleven become interested in current events and politics?
(a) He is 18 and now eligible to be drafted into the military.
(b) He is interested in and identifies with President Nixon.
(c) He hopes to run for political office in the future.
(d) He plans to study political science at the University of Michigan.

2. Why is Tessie angry at Milton after his death?
(a) She believes he killed himself.
(b) He was willing to meet and pay the kidnapper and did not tell her about it.
(c) He left her penniless and alone.
(d) She believes he drove Father Mike to black mail him.

3. Who does the Object develop a crush on that upsets Callie?
(a) Milton.
(b) Jerome.
(c) Chapter Eleven.
(d) Rex Reese.

4. Why does Cal finally call home?
(a) He does not want his parents to worry about him.
(b) He has out of money and needs his parents so send him more.
(c) He wants to explain why he ran away to his parents.
(d) He has been arrested while working at Bob's club.

5. What does Cal/Callie say the hardest adjustment is that s/he has to make in choosing to live as a man?
(a) Getting used to using men's bathrooms.
(b) Dressing like a man.
(c) Asking women out on dates.
(d) Walking like a man.

6. How does Milton die?
(a) His car falls off of a bridge and sinks into the river.
(b) Father Mike shoots Milton while he is following him.
(c) Milton commits suicide because he believes he will never see Callie again.
(d) Father Mike rams his car into Milton's crushing him.

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

8. What business venture does Milton begin with the remaining money from the insurance settlement on the Zebra Room?
(a) A Cadillac dealership.
(b) A McDonalds franchise.
(c) A series of hot dog stands.
(d) A Greek restaurant.

9. What does Callie notice about herself when she sees herself in the mirror for the first time after having her hair cut?
(a) She now looks and feels like a boy.
(b) She now looks like a boy on the outside, but still feels like a girl inside.
(c) She will now be able to date women without suffering public ridicule.
(d) Even though she has had her hair cut like a boy, she still looks like a girl.

10. Why do all of the Sunday dinner guests except for Father Mike and Zoe stop coming to Middlesex?
(a) The men broke Milton and Tessie's good coffee cups.
(b) Milton throws the men out of his home after an argument.
(c) Milton's political loyalties lie with the U.S. while the other men's lie with Greece.
(d) Milton is offended by the men's comments about Tessie's cooking.

11. Why does the man who claims to have Callie want Milton to negotiate a ransom price with him?
(a) He wants to make Milton suffer even more.
(b) He wants to engage in a bargaining session.
(c) He is not sure how much Callie's return is worth to Milton.
(d) He believes he can get more money from Milton than he initially asks for.

12. Why does Tessie take Callie to the Golden Fleece salon?
(a) To have her mustache waxed off.
(b) To have a facial.
(c) To have her nails done.
(d) To get a haircut.

13. How does Bob Presto know that Cal/Callie is not a college student?
(a) Cal/Callie does not know what city Stanford is in.
(b) Cal/Callie wants to go to San Francisco instead of Los Angeles.
(c) Cal/Callie does not have a high school diploma.
(d) Cal/Callie takes a job working for Bob Presto.

14. Which book is the only one that Milton and Tessie complete during their quest to complete the Great Books series?
(a) The Prince by Machiavelli.
(b) The Republic by Plato.
(c) Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway.
(d) The Complete Works of Socrates.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who poses the greatest threat to Cal, Matt and the other Deadheads living in Golden Gate Park?

2. According to Dr. Luce which of the following is NOT an influence on gender identity?

3. Which of the following is NOT a reason why Tessie and Milton feed their family only traditional Greek foods?

4. Why is Ben Scheer so generous towards Cal/Callie?

5. What is perplexing to Dr. Luce and his colleagues about Callie's condition?

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