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

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

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

4. What leads Milton to believe that the man calling him has kidnapped Callie?
(a) He sends Milton a recent picture of Callie.
(b) He has threatened the Stephanides family.
(c) He knows personal family details about her.
(d) He hears Callie talking in the background when the man calls.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Hermaphroditus?

2. What sort of business does Bob Presto own and run?

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

4. What synonym for "hermaphrodite" does Callie see in the dictionary that upsets her?

5. What is Cal's motivation for attending the Warhol exhibit opening in Berlin?

Short Essay Questions

1. What information does Callie get about her condition when she meets with Dr. Luce?

2. How do Milton and Chapter Eleven attempt to "bury the hatchet" when Chapter Eleven returns home to support his parents following Callie's disappearance?

3. Describe Meg Zemka's personality.

4. Describe Zora Khyber.

5. What do all of the women working at Sixty-Niners have in common?

6. Compare and contrast Milton's and Chapter Eleven's views on the Vietnam War.

7. What is the connection between the mulberry tree outside of Middlesex and the silk industry?

8. What steps does Callie take in this chapter to physically transform herself into Cal?

9. Describe the circumstances leading to Callie's injury.

10. Why does Callie have sex with Jerome?

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