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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. Who is Jess' foreman at the bindery?
(a) Jeff.
(b) Jack.
(c) Jim.
(d) Joe.

2. What makes Ed and Jess a hit at the bar after the police fight?
(a) They buy drinks for everybody.
(b) They have matching gashes on their right eyebrows.
(c) They decide to dress alike all the time.
(d) They were on the TV news.

3. Who is Butch Al's femme?
(a) Darlene.
(b) Celine.
(c) Maggie.
(d) Jacqueline.

4. Who is the attractive woman that Jess meets at the cannery?
(a) Annette.
(b) Melissa.
(c) Theresa.
(d) Amy.

5. Gay men who dress like women are called _________________.
(a) fags.
(b) homophobes.
(c) drag queens.
(d) queers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Ed dressed up at Jess' house in Chapter 11?

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

3. Where does Milli talk about getting a job when Jess loses her job at the pipe factory?

4. Why does Theresa not want Jess to take male hormones?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Jess meet Theresa?

2. What is the premise of Chapter 1?

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

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

5. What is the significance of Jess being called a "stone" butch?

6. What happens to Jess on her first night on her own?

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

8. Why are the bars not safe havens for the homosexuals and cross-dressers?

9. Describe the first time that Jess experiences a police beating and the impact it has on her.

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

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