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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 is Molly's punishment for her behavior with Cheryl Spiegelglass?
2. What suggestion does Molly make about her birth parents that angers Carrie?
3. How does Leroy respond to the news of Molly's birth circumstances?
4. How does Molly describe her senior year of high school?
5. Who is Ep?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Leota tell Molly that she never thinks about their homosexual experience?
2. Why does Molly refuse to be Chrys' kept woman?
3. In Part 2: Chapter 6, what is Leroy upset about when he and Molly discuss whether or not Molly might be gay?
4. Why does Leroy agree to help Molly with her trick on Earl Stambach?
5. In Part 2: Chapter 9, what advice does Molly give Carolyn Simpson about having sex with her boyfriend on the morning after Carolyn loses her virginity?
6. What is Miss Marne's purpose in sending Molly to see a psychiatrist to deal with her homosexuality?
7. Why is Molly sad after revealing to Polina Bellantoni that she is a lesbian?
8. Why does Leroy threaten to tell everyone what Molly and Leota Bisland have been doing in the woods?
9. Do you think Molly's trick on Earl Stambach was an effective way to make him stop "ratting" on her?
10. In Part 4: Chapter 16, what shocks Molly about her reunion with Leota?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Stereotypes abound in Rubyfruit Jungle. What stereotypes does Molly encounter? How does she feel about them? Do they affect the way she sees herself or others? How?
Essay Topic 2
Molly experiences death a few times in Rubyfruit Jungle. How does she react to death in each of these instances? What do her reactions reveal about her as a person? Does the sorrow of those around her make her uncomfortable? Is she able to cope with her own sorrow? Cite specific examples from the book.
Essay Topic 3
Molly encounters racism or the effects of racism a few times during the book. How does Molly react to racism? Do you think Molly is racist? Why or why not? What do you think causes racism? Is it a learned behavior or is it inherent? What affect does racism have on our society? Cite examples from the book to support your ideas.
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