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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. In what time period does STONE BUTCH BLUES take place?
(a) 1980s.
(b) 1990s.
(c) 1970s.
(d) 1960s.

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

3. What do Muriel, Yvonne and some of the other women NOT bring to Jess after she is terminated?
(a) Party invitation.
(b) Gifts.
(c) Money.
(d) Food.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What important butch accessory does Jess buy?

2. When did Jess start going to gay bars?

3. What does Angie think happens to a person who hangs out at bars too much?

4. What major life change is Jess considering in Chapter 13?

5. What is common at the gay bars?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Explain why Jess has a typical gay childhood?

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

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

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

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