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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 performer does Mock see in concert in September 2001?
2. Where does Mock take refuge in the end of Chapter 15?
3. Who do Mock, Chad, and Jeff live with briefly after Rick is out of the picture?
4. What is one of the first traditionally feminine things Wendi does for Mock to alter her appearance?
5. Who was the first person Mock met who took pride in being gender-diverse?
Short Essay Questions
1. What are Wendi's first words to Mock in Chapter 8 and what do they signify?
2. What medical intervention does Wendi introduce Mock to in Chapter 8?
3. What changes start happening in Mock's mother after Rick's arrest in Chapter 13?
4. How does Mock eventually start her own course of hormone therapy in Chapter 10?
5. What does Mock say in her letter to her father in Chapter 13?
6. How does Mock start to think about her body in different ways after entering into the world of paid sex work in Chapter 12?
7. What happens to Mock's family life when her mother's old flame, Rick, moves in with the family in Chapter 9?
8. How does Mock's father reply to her letter in Chapter 13?
9. How does being sexually available as a young teenager in Chapter 12 make Mock feel?
10. What is Mock's most prized possession in Chapter 9, the one that makes her feel most feminine?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
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.
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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