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

2. What is Temple’s career aspiration when he starts UVA?
(a) Diplomat.
(b) Civil rights worker.
(c) Surgeon.
(d) Teacher.

3. How long after the Thetan House Halloween party does Meg read Karen’s letter about that night?
(a) Five days.
(b) Three days.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) Three weeks.

4. How is it that Temple ends up with his head in Karen’s lap and his feet in Flea’s hands?
(a) He passes out in the heat.
(b) He trips on a root and injures his knee.
(c) He sprains his ankle.
(d) He falls off a deck.

5. What major does Byrdie expect to sign up for when he arrives at the University of Virginia?
(a) Business.
(b) English.
(c) Music.
(d) Engineering.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Meg and Lomax discover they have been selling all this time, when they thought it was cocaine?

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

3. How does Luke characterize Meg’s authorial personality?

4. Why does Meg say Temple makes her feel like a mother?

5. What choice does the narrator say Lee had given Peggy before she moved out?

Short Essay Questions

1. What writing advice does Luke give Meg?

2. What kind of awakening does Temple have when he reads Invisible Man?

3. Why is Meg more afraid than comforted when she meets Diane, whom she identifies as another lesbian?

4. What does Dee say about race and cooking, when she visits Temple and Dee at UVA?

5. What is the career opportunity that opens up for Meg when Lomax meets the man known as “the Seal” (116)?

6. How does Meg finally make her breakthrough as a writer?

7. How does Meg meet Luke?

8. What changes lead Meg and Karen to leave their shack and move to a housing development?

9. What is the sheltering sky, and what does it mean to Temple?

10. What are Byrdie’s plans for a major and a career in the beginning of his time at college?

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