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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. How long does Mock wait until her father replies to her communication in Chapter 13?
2. Who is Elizabeth Mock's greatest champion and ally?
3. How does Mock refer to the surgeon who she wants to perform her GRS surgery?
4. In Chapter 14, which singer does Mock idolize?
5. What does Mock do in frustration when her mother complains about paying the bills?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens to Mock's family life when her mother's old flame, Rick, moves in with the family in Chapter 9?
2. What changes start happening in Mock's mother after Rick's arrest in Chapter 13?
3. What does being friends with Wendi allow Mock to communicate to her own family?
4. What significant opportunity does Mock take advantage of in Chapter 14 that allows her to pursue higher education?
5. Why does Mock and her family move to a motel for a time in Chapter 12?
6. What medical intervention does Wendi introduce Mock to in Chapter 8?
7. What does Mock say in her letter to her father in Chapter 13?
8. Who does Mock meet in Chapter 13 that spurs her to start researching and saving for her gender reassignment surgery?
9. What problem does Mock almost immediately have with Rick after he moves in in Chapter 9?
10. How does Mock feel when Wendi drops out of school by the end of their junior year?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
Essay Topic 2
What are some of Mock's first experiences with female aliases? Why do you think she used these transgender personas as a young child and as an adolescent? Write an essay explaining your answer.
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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