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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 does Callie do to try to remove the memory of having sex with Jerome?
(a) She decides to pretend like it never happened.
(b) She scrubs her body repeatedly during her morning shower.
(c) She confesses to the Object hoping that telling her will make her feel better.
(d) She tells Jerome to never come near her again.

2. Why does Milton decide to remove the briefcase of money for the kidnapper from the garbage can?
(a) He does not believe the kidnapper will return Callie safely.
(b) He decides to give him half now and half when he returns Callie to ensure her safe return.
(c) He knows that Callie has not been kidnapped.
(d) He discovers who is the kidnapper is.

3. 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.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Callie's first step in her physical transformation into a boy?

3. What leads Milton to believe that the man calling him has kidnapped Callie?

4. Which book is the only one that Milton and Tessie complete during their quest to complete the Great Books series?

5. Who discovers Callie's unusual genitals in this chapter?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the series of medical examinations that leads to Callie being referred to Dr. Luce.

2. Why does Callie not discover her hermaphroditism in this chapter?

3. How does Milton react to his impending death after running his car off of the bridge?

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

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

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

7. Describe Dr. Luce's office.

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

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

10. Describe the changes in Chapter Eleven that Callie notices when he returns home from his freshman year at college.

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