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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Cal's motivation for attending the Warhol exhibit opening in Berlin?
(a) He hopes to run into Julie Kikuchi there.
(b) He must attend in an official capacity as a cultural attache.
(c) He likes the Mies van der Rohe building it is being held in.
(d) He admires Warhol's work.

2. What do Zora and Cal have in common?
(a) They both have XY chromosomes.
(b) They are both homosexuals.
(c) They both live as women.
(d) They were both sexually abused.

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

4. What course of treatment does Dr. Luce recommend for Callie?
(a) A series of hormone injections and cosmetic surgery to make Callie look like the boy he identifies himself as
(b) A series of hormone injections and cosmetic surgery to ensure that Callie will be able to bear children.
(c) Psychotherapy to help Callie adjust to her hermaphroditism.
(d) A series of hormone injections and cosmetic surgery to make Callie look like the girl she identifies herself as.

5. How does the Object act towards Callie the morning after the hunting lodge visit?
(a) She is angry at Callie for having sex with her brother.
(b) She does not talk to Callie.
(c) She is eager to tell Callie about her feelings for Rex.
(d) She is eager to hear details about Callie's night with Jerome.

6. Who discovers Callie's unusual genitals in this chapter?
(a) Dr. Luce.
(b) The Object.
(c) Jerome.
(d) The emergency room doctor and nurse.

7. Why do the homeless men beat Cal?
(a) They attempt to rape Cal and he tries to resist.
(b) Cal refuses to give them drugs.
(c) Cal refuses to give them money.
(d) They discover that Cal is a hermaphrodite.

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

9. How does Callie's physical development compare to that of the other girls in her sixth grade class?
(a) Callie is much more developed than the other girls.
(b) Callie and the other girls have not reached puberty yet.
(c) Callie and the other girls are both beginning to go through puberty.
(d) Callie is much less developed than the other girls.

10. What hormone does Callie's body not produce because of her 5-alpha-reductase deficiency?
(a) Androgen.
(b) Estrogen.
(c) Testosterone.
(d) Dihydrotestosterone.

11. Why is Callie given the position of goalie on the field hockey team at her school?
(a) She is agile on her feet and able to block shots made on the goal.
(b) She is the last student to sign up for the team and goalie is the only position left open.
(c) The goalie equipment fits her better than the other girls.
(d) She is uncoordinated so the coach gave her a position where she would not need to move much.

12. Which of the following changes in Callie is not typical for a girl to go through during puberty?
(a) Breast development.
(b) Lowering of the voice.
(c) Growing public hair.
(d) Growing armpit hair.

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

14. Why does Dr. Luce show Callie a pornographic movie?
(a) To relax her.
(b) To try to determine her sexual orientation.
(c) To see if it will embarrass or excite her.
(d) To show her an example of hermaphroditism.

15. Why do Tessie, Milton and Callie travel to New York City?
(a) For a relaxing family vacation.
(b) For Callie to have abdominal surgery following her tractor injury.
(c) To visit the Sexual Disorders and Gender Identity Clinic.
(d) To visit Chapter Eleven at college.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Desdemona confess to Cal?

2. How do Tessie and Milton react to the ER doctor's diagnosis of Callie?

3. What does Callie attribute the changes in Chapter Eleven to?

4. What is Cal/Callie's initial impression of Ben Scheer?

5. Why does Callie hide in the basement bathroom at Baker-Inglis?

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