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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. In Chapter 7, which area of Hawaii does Mock move to in a rented house with her mother and Chad?
2. What does Mock help to make in Chapter 5 that she is very proud of?
3. When do Mock's parents get married?
4. Which fake name does Mock start using in Chapter 5 on the phone to boys?
5. What kinds of health problems did Janine, Mock's father's girlfriend in Chapter 4, have?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Mock admire Auntie Wee Wee in Chapter 6?
2. What does Mock's childhood friend Marilyn dare her to do in Chapter 1 and what is the significance of the dare?
3. In the introduction, why does Mock say she wrote this book?
4. In Chapter 5, what terrible event prompts Mock, her father, and her brother Chad to move to Texas?
5. In the Introduction, how does Mock feel that transgender women have generally been depicted in popular culture?
6. Where do Mock's parents send her in 1989 and why do they do this?
7. 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?
8. How does Mock feel in Chapter 6 when she finds out she will be moving back to Hawaii to live with her mother?
9. In Chapter 4, what serious problem does Mock's father struggle with?
10. In Chapter 4, what does Mock still think of as one of the top five moments in her life?
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
How do both of Mock's parents' drug addictions affect her opinion of them and of what she is required to do to take care of herself? Write an essay explaining your answer.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay exploring the different meanings and nuances of the idea of "passing" as Mock explains it - including the gender, economic, and racial implications of the idea.
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