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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Molly tell Carl she'd like to study in college?
(a) Law or film.
(b) Business or art.
(c) Acting.
(d) Medicine.

2. What two types of people does Molly discover in her new school?
(a) Jocks and nerds.
(b) Snobs and gangsters.
(c) White kids and African American kids.
(d) Rednecks and kids with money.

3. In Part 1: Chapter 3, what won't Molly's mother allow her to do with Leroy?
(a) Sleep in Leroy's room with him.
(b) Hug.
(c) Go camping.
(d) Attend Jennifer's funeral.

4. Why doesn't Cheryl Spiegelglass think Molly should play the role she is in the school's Christmas play?
(a) Because Molly shouldn't play the part of a boy.
(b) Because she thinks a "good girl" should get the role.
(c) Because Molly can't act.
(d) Because Molly isn't pretty enough.

5. Why does Carrie tell Leroy he can't stay with Molly during her punishment?
(a) Because Carrie doesn't like him.
(b) Because Leroy's father would be angry.
(c) Because he didn't do anything wrong.
(d) Because he could pick up "women's ways."

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Molly and Connie Pen do to cause the school to be closed for an entire day?

2. When Florence notices Carrie crying, what does Molly tell Florence is the cause of her tears?

3. What happens when Molly sleeps over at Leota Bisland's house?

4. Why does Leroy tell Molly she can't ride a motorcycle?

5. Who is Ep?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Carrie reluctant to love Molly like her own child?

2. Why is it so important to Carrie that Molly play with girls like Cheryl Spiegelglass?

3. For what reasons do Molly and her roommate Faye pledge sororities?

4. Why does Leroy tell Earl that the raisin box contains rabbit feces?

5. What difference does Molly see in the way black people are treated in the south?

6. Why does Leota tell Molly that she never thinks about their homosexual experience?

7. At the end of the novel, why is Molly bitter about the way her life has turned out?

8. Why does Leroy agree to help Molly with her trick on Earl Stambach?

9. When Molly returns home to ask Carrie to help her with her senior film, what does she tell Carrie is the reason she didn't keep in contact over the years?

10. Why doesn't Carolyn Simpson think the word "queer" does not apply to her, but it does apply to Molly even though both are engaged in a homosexual relationship?

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