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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 school does Mock transfer to in Chapter 13?

2. Which uncle of Mock's played football at Farrington High School?

3. What is one of the first traditionally feminine things Wendi does for Mock to alter her appearance?

4. Who is the first man Mock engages in sex with in exchange for money?

5. What does Mock get in trouble with her school principal for in Chapter 11?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 10, what problem does Mock encounter with the administration at Moanalua high school?

2. What significant opportunity does Mock take advantage of in Chapter 14 that allows her to pursue higher education?

3. How does being sexually available as a young teenager in Chapter 12 make Mock feel?

4. What happens to Mock's family life when her mother's old flame, Rick, moves in with the family in Chapter 9?

5. How does Mock feel when Wendi drops out of school by the end of their junior year?

6. How does Mock eventually start her own course of hormone therapy in Chapter 10?

7. How does taking Premarin change Mock's body in Chapter 10?

8. What changes start happening in Mock's mother after Rick's arrest in Chapter 13?

9. What does being friends with Wendi allow Mock to communicate to her own family?

10. How does Mock start to think about her body in different ways after entering into the world of paid sex work in Chapter 12?

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

How does Mock's relationship with her closest brother, Chad, evolve as they grow from childhood, through adolescence, and into adulthood? Write an essay explaining your answer, citing specific references to the text.

Essay Topic 3

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).

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