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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 Leroy ask Molly to do to prove he's not gay?
(a) Find him a girlfriend.
(b) Tell all their friends he's not gay.
(c) Have sex with him.
(d) Kiss him.

2. Where does Carolyn Simpson tell Molly she had her first homosexual experience?
(a) In the gym after school.
(b) She has never had one.
(c) At a camp in Maine.
(d) In the living room of her home.

3. In Part 1, Chapter 2, what is Earl Stambach doing when Molly and Leroy find him and give him the raisin box?
(a) Walking to church.
(b) Raking his lawn.
(c) Fishing.
(d) Reading.

4. Why do Molly and Connie Pen have more freedom during their senior year than other students?
(a) They are well liked.
(b) They discover Mr. Beers's affair with Mrs. Silver.
(c) They are the top students.
(d) No one pays any attention to what they do.

5. How does Leroy first hear about the real circumstances of Molly's birth?
(a) He guesses.
(b) Another child in his class tells him.
(c) Carrie mentions it during an argument with Molly.
(d) Ep tells him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Carrie?

2. What name does Connie Pen call Carolyn Simpson and Molly?

3. What happens to baby Carl?

4. What does Earl Stambach do after Leroy reveals what is in the box?

5. How old is Molly as the book begins?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Molly.

2. Although Holly waitresses with Molly, what is her real means of maintaining her lifestyle?

3. Where does Faye go to have an abortion? For what reasons might she have chosen this option?

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

5. Do you think Molly's trick on Earl Stambach was an effective way to make him stop "ratting" on her?

6. Why doesn't Carolyn Simpson want any boys around when she gets drunk for the first time?

7. What do Molly's actions toward Leroy following Jennifer's death reveal about her character?

8. In Part 4: Chapter 14, why does Molly decide to take a lighter college course load so that she can work days instead of nights?

9. Why does Molly seem to be relieved to discover that Calvin, the man she meets in an abandoned car, is gay?

10. Why does Molly continue to work for the publishing company even after she graduates from college?

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