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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Which of Mock's aunts is known for gossiping?
2. What does Chad do to Mock in the end of Chapter 2?
3. What is the last thing Mock remembers about the yellow house on the hill in Chapter 5?
4. What does Mock tell the man she is dating she would like to change about her job in the section titled New York 2009?
5. What author does Mock quote in the beginning of Part One?
Short Essay Questions
1. In the Introduction, how does Mock feel that transgender women have generally been depicted in popular culture?
2. In Chapter 7, what are Mock's memories of her sister Cori when she moves back to Hawaii as a young person?
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 5, what terrible event prompts Mock, her father, and her brother Chad to move to Texas?
5. In Chapter 4, what serious problem does Mock's father struggle with?
6. What are Mock's memories of her Grandma Shellie from Texas?
7. Why does Mock decide to tell Aaron after a while that she is a transgender woman?
8. In Chapter 5, how does Mock's father Charlie describe himself to her?
9. In Chapter 4, what does Mock still think of as one of the top five moments in her life?
10. Where do Mock's parents send her in 1989 and why do they do this?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What does Mock mean when she refers to an "underground railroad" of resources that she benefited from during her adolescent years of uncertainty? (135). Write an essay explaining your answer.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay explaining some of the significant differences Janet points out between how our culture views femininity and masculinity. What do you think she means when she writes "femininity in general is seen as frivolous?" (147).
Essay Topic 3
What feelings does Mock experience immediately following her gender reassignment surgery in Thailand? How do her feelings post-surgery clarify some of her feelings towards her close family members? Write an essay explaining your answer.
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