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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. Who is Mock's grandmother that the family moves in with for a time in Chapter 5?
(a) Grandma Shellie.
(b) Grandma Reyna.
(c) Grandma Pearl.
(d) Grandma Charlotte.

2. Who is one of Mock's uncles on her father's side?
(a) Uncle Luke.
(b) Uncle Rustin.
(c) Uncle Martin.
(d) Uncle Ricky.

3. What does Mock's father ask her in desperation in Chapter 6?
(a) Whether she loves him or not.
(b) Whether she is a prostitute.
(c) Whether she wants to live with her mother.
(d) Whether she is gay.

4. Which cousin of Mock's does she spend a lot of time with in Chapter 6?
(a) Mechelle.
(b) Cori.
(c) Cheraine.
(d) Kayla.

5. Who regularly stood in as a babysitter and ad-hoc mother for Mock and Chad?
(a) Cori.
(b) Cheraine.
(c) Justin.
(d) Rick.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What particular kind of clothing does Mock prefer?

3. 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?

4. Which of the following terms does Mock prefer in describing herself?

5. Where do Mock, Chad, and their father go when they leave Oakland in Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mock believe, as an adult, are some of the consequences of Derek's sexual abuse of her?

2. In the introduction, why does Mock say she wrote this book?

3. In Chapter 5, why does Mock pretend she is a girl named Keisha on the phone to her cousin's friend Alan?

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

5. 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?

6. Why does Mock decide to tell Aaron after a while that she is a transgender woman?

7. Why does Mock get upset over the burning of the cake in Chapter 5?

8. In Chapter 7, what are Mock's memories of her sister Cori when she moves back to Hawaii as a young person?

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

10. In Chapter 2, what does Mock's father force her to do to prove that she has masculine traits?

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