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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 2, how does Mock learn to ride a bike without training wheels?
(a) When she takes them off herself and rides on the highway.
(b) When her father forces her to go down a steep hill in California.
(c) When the kids at school make fun of her for being so old and still using training wheels.
(d) When her brother pushes her down a slope without warning her.

2. How does Mock's father describe himself to her in Chapter 5?
(a) As selfish.
(b) As an addict.
(c) As a saint.
(d) As a hard worker.

3. Which of the following terms does Mock prefer in describing herself?
(a) Transsexual.
(b) Homosexual.
(c) Transgender.
(d) Trans.

4. What does Chad do to Mock in the end of Chapter 2?
(a) Sexually abuses her.
(b) Beats her up.
(c) Humiliates her in front of her friends.
(d) Takes her to the movies.

5. How does Mock's best friend's mother die in Chapter 4?
(a) Car accident.
(b) Complications from AIDS.
(c) Cancer.
(d) A drug overdose.

6. What pastime does Mock say she inherited from her mother?
(a) Browsing racks of clothes for hours for good sales.
(b) A love of baseball.
(c) Cutting hair and doing makeup.
(d) Cooking well.

7. What is Mock's favorite relationship movie?
(a) The Way We Were.
(b) Splash.
(c) Drop Dead Gorgeous.
(d) Sleepless in Seattle.

8. What author does Mock quote in the beginning of Part One?
(a) Toni Morrison.
(b) James Baldwin.
(c) Zadie Smith.
(d) Langston Hughes.

9. What place in her grandmother's house is a sanctuary for Mock when she is young?
(a) The kitchen.
(b) The lanai.
(c) The basement.
(d) Her bedroom.

10. Which brother is Mock closest to in age?
(a) Alan.
(b) Michael.
(c) Chad.
(d) Jeffrey.

11. What kind of work does Mock's father do for the neighbor who labels Mock's father a drug addict?
(a) He works on his car.
(b) He does carpentry work.
(c) He mows the lawn.
(d) He paints the house.

12. What food is Mock allergic to that she mentions in Chapter 5?
(a) Strawberries.
(b) Shellfish.
(c) Peanuts.
(d) Eggs.

13. Who is the neighbor who labels Mock's father a drug addict?
(a) James.
(b) Jeffrey.
(c) Michael.
(d) John.

14. What is Mock's given name at Birth?
(a) Michael Mock.
(b) Charles Mock III.
(c) James Mock II.
(d) Francis Mock.

15. How does Mock's father act when he drops them off at the airport to go live with their mother at the end of Chapter 6?
(a) He is angry.
(b) He is very sad, with tears in his eyes.
(c) He is high on drugs so he does not drop them off at the airport.
(d) He is indifferent.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Mock miss the most in Chapter 2?

2. What is the name of the reporter who wrote Mock's story in 2011?

3. What kind of drink is Mock drinking the night she meets the man she will go on a series of dates with in the section titled New York 2009?

4. Who was Mock's closest friend in Chapter 4?

5. Who has the nickname Wee Wee in Mock's family?

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