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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do the old butches give Jess and Ed the cold shoulder after the funeral?
(a) They did not come to see Butch Ro when she was sick.
(b) They think they should have worn dresses.
(c) They wore dresses.
(d) They do not think they belong in this group.

2. Who is the butch who offers Jess a place to stay?
(a) Toni.
(b) Tessi.
(c) Tammi.
(d) Terri.

3. What is considered butch-femme courtship?
(a) Taking a ride on a motorcycle.
(b) Moving in together.
(c) Wearing matching leather jackets.
(d) Getting matching piercings.

4. What lie does Jess tell in order to get out of the mental hospital?
(a) She has seen her father dress in her mother's clothes.
(b) She is a butch and does not care who knows it.
(c) She will try harder to be a feminine girl.
(d) She will not try to kill herself if they just let her go home.

5. What is Jess' religious affiliation?
(a) Catholic.
(b) Baptist.
(c) Jewish.
(d) Agnostic.

6. What body part does Jess almost lose in a work accident?
(a) Ear.
(b) Toe.
(c) Arm.
(d) Finger.

7. What does Jess win in the softball game?
(a) Beer.
(b) Trophy.
(c) Free dinner.
(d) Glove.

8. Jess finds that she is hated mostly for her ________________.
(a) weight.
(b) gender ambiguity.
(c) ignorance.
(d) religion.

9. What would happen if gays were to fight back against the police during beatings?
(a) They would get beaten even worse.
(b) They would be denied meetings with their lawyers.
(c) They would be denied a phone call.
(d) They would be sent to solitary confinement.

10. The workers engage in _____________ to prove that the factory has only rented their hands, not their minds.
(a) union.
(b) strikes.
(c) camaraderie.
(d) picnics.

11. With what cause does Theresa become involved?
(a) Tax reform.
(b) Universal healthcare.
(c) Save the whales.
(d) Feminism.

12. Angie says that a butch does not always have to be _________.
(a) happy.
(b) stone.
(c) right.
(d) energetic.

13. Butch Al has the masculine clothes, strength of form, and ________________ that Jess dreams about having.
(a) car.
(b) motorcycle.
(c) condo.
(d) aura of command.

14. Who had been Butch Ro's femme?
(a) Aggie.
(b) Annie.
(c) Alice.
(d) Amie.

15. With whom does Jess spend much of her time after school?
(a) Barbara.
(b) Celine.
(c) Butch Al.
(d) Jacqueline.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the football field, Jess is verbally assaulted with anti-Semitic and ____________ taunts.

2. Who is the chief shop steward who makes promises to Jess?

3. What does management try to avoid at all costs?

4. Where is Jess working at the beginning of Chapter 7?

5. A lesbian who dresses and behaves like a traditional man is called ___________________.

(see the answer keys)

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