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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. What kills Jess' job at the factory?
(a) She is late too many days.
(b) She misses too many days.
(c) She is referred to as "she" at a union meeting.
(d) She organizes a union strike.

2. Who is the coffee shop waitress that Jess asks on a date?
(a) Annie.
(b) Allie.
(c) Arlene.
(d) Amie.

3. Why had Jess ended the relationship with Edna years ago?
(a) Jess felt that Jess was not mature enough.
(b) Jess won't ever fall in love.
(c) Edna could not fully commit to Jess.
(d) Jess just didn't love Edna.

4. Which of the following is NOT limited to mainstream groups in society?
(a) Intolerance.
(b) All of these.
(c) Assumptions.
(d) Stereotypes.

5. Jess gets into the asylum by posing as Butch Al's ___________.
(a) Half-brother.
(b) Brother.
(c) Nephew.
(d) Cousin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What opportunity does Duffy offer Jess?

2. Edna says that Jess and Rocco are __________ butches.

3. What becomes a stumbling block for Jess?

4. Who is the man that Jess befriends in Chapter 16?

5. To what creature does Jess compare herself?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens at a wedding that lets Jess know that she cannot continue a relationship with Annie?

2. Why does Ruth have trepidation about returning to Buffalo with Jess?

3. What is the difference between Buffalo and New York?

4. What is the role of food in Chapter 22?

5. What does Ruth inadvertently do to harm Jess' job just as Duffy did years ago and how does Jess respond this time?

6. What public role does Jess take on in Chapter 26?

7. How does Duffy inadvertently lose Jess' job for her at the plant?

8. How does Jess show prejudice when she learns that Frankie took a butch lover?

9. Describe the encounter where Jess sees Butch Al in the asylum.

10. What role does Jess take on with the union and what is her motivation?

(see the answer keys)

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