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

2. What kinds of health problems did Janine, Mock's father's girlfriend in Chapter 4, have?

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

4. How do Mock and her father and brother get to their new destination when they leave Oakland in Chapter 5?

5. Which brother is Mock closest to in age?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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, 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. In Chapter 1, when does Mock say she became aware she was a girl?

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

8. Where do Mock's parents send her in 1989 and why do they do this?

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

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

Write an essay detailing how and why Mock's connection and relationship with Aaron seems different to her than any previous relationship she has ever been in.

Essay Topic 2

What are some of the most significant differences between the way Mock is treated at Moanalua high school and Farrington high school in Hawaii? Which school adopts a more compassionate, and, in Mock's view, effective approach to reaching out to transgender youth? Write an essay explaining your answer.

Essay Topic 3

How does Mock explain the impact that growing up partially in Hawaii has on her personal growth and her journey as a transgender woman of color? Write an essay explaining your answer.

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