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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 old is Molly as the book begins?

2. How does Leroy first hear about the real circumstances of Molly's birth?

3. What unusual feature does Brockhurst Detwiler have that he and Molly exploit for money?

4. What does Leroy ask Molly to do to prove he's not gay?

5. Where does Molly work during her senior year of high school?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Molly's view of marriage in Part 1: Chapter 4?

2. In Part 3: Chapter 12, what evidence is there that Molly has decided to embrace her homosexuality and sees it as an important part of her life?

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

4. What were the circumstances under which Calvin got a woman pregnant and then came to New York?

5. Why is Carrie disappointed when Molly is elected student council president?

6. Describe Molly.

7. Why is Molly confused by Carrie's refusal to allow her to sleep in Leroy's room with him after Jennifer's death?

8. What is Miss Marne's purpose in sending Molly to see a psychiatrist to deal with her homosexuality?

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

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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the gender roles portrayed in Rubyfruit Jungle. How do these roles affect Molly? How do they affect Leroy? How do they affect Carrie?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Expound on the topic of power. How does it affect Molly throughout her life? Does she have a desire for power? When she has power, how does it affect her life? How does having power affect the characters in Rubyfruit Jungle? Who is helped by the use of power? Who abuses power?

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