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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. Which of the following does Jess NOT do while at the mental hospital?
(a) Slit her wrists.
(b) Take pills.
(c) Make trivets.
(d) Make moccasins.

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

3. A lesbian who dresses and behaves like a traditional man is called ___________________.
(a) aggressive.
(b) a transsexual.
(c) confused.
(d) a stone butch lesbian.

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

5. Why does Theresa kick the cannery superintendent in the shins?
(a) For firing her.
(b) For trying to grab her breasts.
(c) For kissing her.
(d) For whistling at her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the nightclub where Milli works?

2. What does Toni do in retaliation to Jess?

3. What body part does Jess almost lose in a work accident?

4. When did Jess start going to gay bars?

5. Which of the following does NOT happen to Jess at the football field?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why is it a mistake for Jess to go into the Pink Pussy Kat Club looking for Milli?

5. What are the circumstances related to Jess being raped during high school?

6. When does Jess first learn that there are other people like her and that she may be able to find them?

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

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

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

10. What is the premise of Chapter 1?

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