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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 does Mrs. Silver suggest Molly may want to do?
2. Who tells Molly that Carl has died?
3. What are Ep and Molly's father doing when she sees them after sneaking downstairs on the night of Jennifer's burial?
4. Who is Molly dating during her senior year?
5. What important question does Molly ask Leota Bisland?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. Why doesn't Carolyn Simpson want any boys around when she gets drunk for the first time?
3. How do Molly and Leota Bisland initially feel about kissing one another?
4. Why is Cheryl Spiegelglass angry when Molly is cast as the Virgin Mary in the school play?
5. What were the circumstances under which Calvin got a woman pregnant and then came to New York?
6. In Part 4: Chapter 16, what shocks Molly about her reunion with Leota?
7. What are the consequences of Molly's being caught in her money-making venture with Broccoli?
8. What do Molly and Connie Pen do to win over their Latin teacher?
9. How does Molly react to seeing Carl hugging Ep to comfort him after Jennifer's death?
10. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Carrie eventually comes to accept Molly as a person and comes to terms with Molly's sexual orientation. What held her back from loving and accepting Molly in the beginning? Were Carrie's feelings toward Molly more about herself and the events in her life or about Molly? Cite examples from the book.
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
There are several instances of retribution in Rubyfruit Jungle, making it a consistent theme throughout the book. Discuss three instances in which someone is punished for a wrong or perceived wrong. Who is punished? What is the punishment? Who is doing the punishing? Was the punishment deserved? Why or why not?
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