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

2. Where was Mock born?
(a) Hawaii.
(b) New York.
(c) Ohio.
(d) The United Kingdom.

3. Where do Mock, Chad, and their father go when they leave Oakland in Chapter 5?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) Dallas.
(c) New York.
(d) Chicago.

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

5. How does Mock recall feeling as she assembled her furniture in New York City as a graduate student?
(a) Angry.
(b) Very lonely.
(c) Self-confident.
(d) Happy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What insult does Mock's father frequently invoke in Chapter 2?

2. What does Mock believe as a ten year-old that she recalls in the beginning of Chapter 5?

3. In Chapter 2, how does Mock learn to ride a bike without training wheels?

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

5. What racial epithet do the children in Hawaii call Chad and Mock?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Mock's memories of her Grandma Shellie from Texas?

2. In Chapter 2, how does Derek's sexual abuse of Mock begin?

3. How does Mock feel in Chapter 6 when she finds out she will be moving back to Hawaii to live with her mother?

4. In Chapter 4, what serious problem does Mock's father struggle with?

5. What are Mock's memories of her Grandma Pearl like?

6. What does Mock's childhood friend Marilyn dare her to do in Chapter 1 and what is the significance of the dare?

7. Why does Mock admire Auntie Wee Wee in Chapter 6?

8. In Chapter 5, how does Mock's father Charlie describe himself to her?

9. In the section titled New York 2009, why does Mock decide not to tell Aaron that she is a transgender woman on their first date?

10. In Chapter 4, what does Mock still think of as one of the top five moments in her life?

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