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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 did Jess meet Barbara?
(a) The print shop.
(b) A pep rally.
(c) The girls' room.
(d) A gay bar.

2. Which of the following do Butch Al and Jacqueline NOT teach Jess?
(a) How to dress.
(b) How to write a resume.
(c) How to live the butch life.
(d) How to have sex.

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

4. What important butch accessory does Jess buy?
(a) A motorcycle.
(b) A leather jacket.
(c) A condo.
(d) A gun.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the bar Gloria tells Jess about?

2. After Theresa is fired at the cannery, where does Jess see her again?

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

4. What is common at the gay bars?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Jess ultimately run away from home?

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

4. What are the circumstances in which Jess loses her butch virginity?

5. Describe the nature of factory life in the 1960s.

6. What is the author's position on labor unions as evidenced in the book?

7. How does Theresa react to Jess' desire to take male hormones?

8. What is the premise of Chapter 1?

9. How does Jess meet Theresa?

10. What happens when Jess and Ed show up at the funeral not wearing dresses?

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