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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Toni do in retaliation to Jess?
(a) Calls the police.
(b) Shreds her clothes.
(c) Kicks her out of her house.
(d) Throws a drink on her.

2. Why could homosexuals and cross-dressers not file a complaint of police brutality?
(a) They did not want to embarrass their families.
(b) They could not get good lawyers.
(c) Homosexuality and cross dressing were illegal.
(d) They did not want to make them any angrier.

3. What major life change is Jess considering in Chapter 13?
(a) Going to college.
(b) Buying a house.
(c) Getting married.
(d) Taking male hormones.

4. Why isn't Jess going to wear a dress to the funeral?
(a) She can't fit into any that she has.
(b) She thinks it is a sign of weakness.
(c) She does not own one.
(d) She doesn't think the other butches will respect her.

5. Who does Jess want to be like when she grows up?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Butch Sondra.
(c) Gloria.
(d) Butch Al.

6. Who is the main character in STONE BUTCH BLUES?
(a) Jamie Goldberg.
(b) Jess Goldenblatt.
(c) Jess Goldberg.
(d) Jane Goldberg.

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

8. What did people in society normally label lesbians, gays, and transsexuals?
(a) Criminals.
(b) Martyrs.
(c) Perverts.
(d) Angels.

9. Who is the teacher who busts the girls' room to catch smokers?
(a) Mrs. Anthony.
(b) Mrs. Arnett.
(c) Mrs. Avery.
(d) Mrs. Antoinette.

10. What happens to Jess when her parents see her dressed in her father's suit and tie?
(a) She is committed to a mental ward.
(b) She is ignored.
(c) She is grounded for a month.
(d) She is sent to an all girls school.

11. Who takes care of Jess after police raids?
(a) Maureen.
(b) Khloe.
(c) Celine.
(d) Theresa.

12. What is the name of Toni's femme?
(a) Belinda.
(b) Betsy.
(c) Betty.
(d) Barbara.

13. Where does Angie suggest that Jess get a job?
(a) A factory.
(b) A tool and die shop.
(c) A liquor store.
(d) A hardware store.

14. Where does Jess try to sleep on the first night on her own?
(a) A church.
(b) A cheap hotel.
(c) The bus station.
(d) Barbara's house.

15. Why is Ed dressed up at Jess' house in Chapter 11?
(a) She is going to have her portrait taken.
(b) She is going to a wedding.
(c) She is going to a funeral.
(d) She is going to church.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what city did Jess grow up?

2. What jewels are on the ring that Jess gives to Theresa?

3. What does Jess win in the softball game?

4. Why do the old butches give Jess and Ed the cold shoulder after the funeral?

5. What does Theresa ask Jess to do at the end of Chapter 13?

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