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

2. 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 like a boy on the outside, but still feels like a girl inside.
(b) She will now be able to date women without suffering public ridicule.
(c) Even though she has had her hair cut like a boy, she still looks like a girl.
(d) She now looks and feels like a boy.

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

4. What is perplexing to Dr. Luce and his colleagues about Callie's condition?
(a) It has been yet to be seen in someone with Turkish ancestry.
(b) She has both male and female genitalia.
(c) She refuses to believe that she is genetically a boy.
(d) It is unusual in someone who has not gone through puberty yet.

5. Which of the following is NOT a reason why Tessie and Milton feed their family only traditional Greek foods?
(a) Desdemona prefers Greek food.
(b) Greek food is easier to digest than American food.
(c) Mediterranean food has health benefits that help longevity.
(d) Tessie and Milton only know how to cook Greek foods.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Chapter Eleven announce he plans on majoring in after his freshman year of college?

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

3. What course of treatment does Dr. Luce recommend for Callie?

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

5. How does Callie's physical development compare to that of the other girls in her sixth grade class?

Short Essay Questions

1. Compare Milton's and Tessie's thoughts about Cal's hermaphroditism after she disappears

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

3. Describe Meg Zemka's personality.

4. What masculine traits does Callie begin showing in this chapter?

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

6. Describe the series of drivers who pick Cal/Callie up while s/he is hitch hiking.

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

8. How does Milton attempt to down play Callie's condition when telling her about the course of treatment?

9. Describe Zora Khyber.

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

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