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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How does Callie's physical development compare to that of the other girls in her sixth grade class?
2. Why do all of the Sunday dinner guests except for Father Mike and Zoe stop coming to Middlesex?
3. Who discovers Callie's unusual genitals in this chapter?
4. What role is Callie assigned in her English class production of Antigone?
5. What is Cal's friend Matt an expert on?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe Meg Zemka's personality.
2. What information does Callie get about her condition when she meets with Dr. Luce?
3. Describe the circumstances leading to Callie's injury.
4. Compare Milton's and Tessie's thoughts about Cal's hermaphroditism after she disappears
5. Why does Callie have sex with Jerome?
6. How do Milton and Chapter Eleven attempt to "bury the hatchet" when Chapter Eleven returns home to support his parents following Callie's disappearance?
7. Why does Father Mike pretend to be Callie's kidnapper?
8. Describe the dynamics of Zoe's and Father Mike's relationship.
9. Describe the Baker-Inglis English class production of Antigone.
10. Describe the circumstances that lead Milton to cancel the Stephanides family's trip to Turkey.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Throughout Middlesex, Jeffrey Eugenides weaves actual events from history (Turkish and American) into his fictional story. Select one of the situations where he places his characters within a real historical context and:
1) Describe the historical context of the scene or chapter (i.e. What actually happened in history that Eugenides uses in the book?).
2) Discuss the relationship between the historical context and the fictional story of the Stephanides family. What does this piece of history have to do with the family's life? Why does Eugenides choose to place these characters at this particular point in the story in this particular historical context?
Essay Topic 2
Dr. Luce's study of Cal/Calliope not only explains his/her medical condition, but also causes him/her to make the decision to change genders.
1) Describe Dr. Luce's conclusions about Cal/Calliope's medical condition. What is his diagnosis? What does he propose as a course of treatment?
2) Analyze the accuracy of Dr. Luce's conclusions. Did he correctly diagnose Cal/Calliope? Why or why not? Was his course of treatment appropriate? Why or why not?
3) Discuss how Cal/Calliope's life would have been different if s/he had continued to work with Dr. Luce and had followed his course of treatment.
Cite several specific examples from the novel to support your ideas.
Essay Topic 3
One of the themes in Middlesex is the American Dream. Discuss how the American Dream is used in this novel and what it says about the attainability of the dream. Cite several specific examples from the novel to support your ideas.
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