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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Mike want to say was responsible, when he makes his second statement in Chapter Nine?
(a) Byrdie.
(b) Himself.
(c) Karen.
(d) Temple.

2. Where does the narrator say the women’s knowledge comes from in the feminist encounter group?
(a) Ms. magazine.
(b) TV.
(c) Men.
(d) Experiences in Richmond.

3. Why does the press conference the prosecutor plans not end up happening?
(a) Mike recants his testimony.
(b) The judge puts a gag order on the case.
(c) Another student confesses.
(d) Byrdie leaves town.

4. What is the initiation ritual for Thetan House like?
(a) Smoking pot.
(b) Raiding a sorority.
(c) Getting laid.
(d) Stealing an icon from the college center.

5. Where does Luke teach?
(a) Columbia.
(b) CUNY.
(c) UNC.
(d) UVA.

6. What does the narrator say is the ideal student like at UVA?
(a) Someone who drinks in moderation, gets sufficient grades, and has fascinating activities.
(b) Someone who can be drunk and not show it.
(c) Someone whose parents can get them out of any trouble whatsoever.
(d) Someone who passed out drunk regularly, and still makes good grades.

7. In Chapter Ten, what does Meg say she is probably wanted for?
(a) Kidnapping.
(b) Outstanding speeding tickets.
(c) Possession of drugs.
(d) Selling cocaine.

8. What does Temple say he saw on Lee’s face when Lee realized that Karen was his daughter?
(a) Unconditional love.
(b) Lust.
(c) Fear.
(d) Disgust.

9. What is the effect of Meg’s discourse, in her feminist encounter group, on the relativity of gender?
(a) The women are hostile.
(b) The women are fascinated.
(c) The women are aroused.
(d) The women are aghast.

10. What does Meg say Karen knows about her “business dealings” (203)?
(a) She knows what they’re selling, but not the volumes.
(b) She has suspicions, but has never confirmed them.
(c) She knows the general picture, but not specifics.
(d) Nothing whatsoever.

11. Which poet previously owned the jacket Temple has borrowed from Byrdie?
(a) Mark Strand.
(b) Billy Collins.
(c) Charles Simic.
(d) Phil Levine.

12. What does the narrator say provided Temple’s mother Dee’s “one authentic encounter with the supernatural” (139)?
(a) Ham biscuits.
(b) Meg and Lomax’ drugs.
(c) Driving lessons with Karen.
(d) Gin and tonics.

13. What makes Meg distrust Diane, the women she identifies as another lesbian?
(a) Her pride in her family heritage.
(b) Her wealth.
(c) Her whiteness.
(d) Her Ivy League education.

14. How does the narrator characterize Byrdie’s college vision of life?
(a) A pipe dream of harmony.
(b) A dream of total orchestration.
(c) A fantasy of feudal power.
(d) A nightmare of control.

15. What conclusion does Meg come to when the truck driver who recognizes her dies in a wreck?
(a) That she will always survive.
(b) That knowledge has consequences.
(c) That God is looking out for her.
(d) That she is not in control.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Byrdie dispose of the drugs at Thetan House?

2. What do Karen and Temple go to Byrdie’s party as?

3. What is the punch spiked with at the Thetan House Halloween party?

4. What is the Thetan House known for at University of Virginia?

5. What does Meg realize when she strips down in front of the mirror in Chapter Eight?

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