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

2. How does Jerome react to Callie's abnormal genitals?
(a) He does not say anything at the lodge, but later tells Rex and his friends.
(b) He points them out to the Object and Rex.
(c) He does not notice anything unusual because he is so pleased that he has had sex.
(d) He laughs and ridicules her.

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

4. Who creates the Hercules Hot Dogs style of cooking hot dogs?
(a) Dr. Philobosian.
(b) Milton.
(c) Chapter Eleven.
(d) Callie.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the first person to pick Cal/Callie up when s/he begins hitchhiking?

2. Why is Callie given the position of goalie on the field hockey team at her school?

3. Who is Hermaphroditus?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Callie have sex with Jerome?

2. How does Tessie react to the fight that Milton has with the men during Sunday dinner?

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

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

5. Describe the Baker-Inglis English class production of Antigone.

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

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

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

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

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

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