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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Jess working in Chapter 8?
(a) Grocery.
(b) Restaurant.
(c) Bindery.
(d) Drug store.

2. Jess also endures racial slurs from people who are _______________.
(a) anti-Semitic.
(b) religious.
(c) uneducated.
(d) in her class.

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

4. What is common at the gay bars?
(a) Police raids.
(b) Rapes.
(c) Drug raids.
(d) Bar fights.

5. What is the name of the bar Gloria tells Jess about?
(a) Ditka's.
(b) Tifka's.
(c) Sitka's.
(d) Butch's.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Theresa feel about Jess' taking male hormones?

2. What makes Ed and Jess a hit at the bar after the police fight?

3. Who does Jess want to be like when she grows up?

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

5. Who takes care of Jess after police raids?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the topic of feminism enter into Jess and Theresa's life?

2. Explain why Jess has a typical gay childhood?

3. Explain Jess' entry into the gay lifestyle as a young person and the way she learns to manage her emotions.

4. How does Jess essentially save her life by running away from home?

5. Who is Butch Al and why is she so important to Jess' life?

6. What unusual request can Jess not meet after the death of Butch Ro?

7. Even though Jess experiences anti-Semitic cruelty, what eclipses this hatred directed toward her?

8. How does Jess accept the fact that a black man gets a job she is capable of too?

9. Define a butch, a femme, and a drag queen.

10. What does Jess reveal about her life that many readers today would find shocking?

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