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

2. Why is Jess being considered for a better job at the bindery?
(a) Because she is a quick learner.
(b) To keep it from going to a black man.
(c) Because they need a woman in the job to meet government standards.
(d) Because she has management potential.

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

4. Why did the police typically raid gay bars?
(a) To arrest and collect bail money.
(b) To look for illegal aliens.
(c) To stop drug trafficking rings.
(d) To search for underage people.

5. Where does Jess run after being busted for smoking in the girls' room?
(a) The football field.
(b) Home.
(c) The parking lot.
(d) The choir room.

Short Answer Questions

1. Butch Al has the masculine clothes, strength of form, and ________________ that Jess dreams about having.

2. Jess finds that she is hated mostly for her ________________.

3. Why isn't Jess going to wear a dress to the funeral?

4. To whom does Jess lose her butch virginity?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain the relationship between Jess and Theresa and why they cannot protect each other from hurt in spite of their love.

2. Describe Jess' life as she assimilates into gay life in Buffalo.

3. Why does Angie suggest that Jess get a job in a factory?

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

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

6. Describe the circumstances in which Jess is deliberately set up to be hurt at the bindery.

7. Explain why Jess has a typical gay childhood?

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

9. What is ironic about the way butches and femmes relate?

10. What is the importance of camaraderie among the factory workers?

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