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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 message does Jess write to Ruth?
(a) What day is it?
(b) Don't forget to buy coffee.
(c) Thank you for your love.
(d) What is the weather like?

2. Where is Jess harassed by some jocks who destroy her cycle?
(a) A coffee shop.
(b) A movie theatre.
(c) A bar.
(d) A pizza shop.

3. Where is Jess sitting at the end of the novel?
(a) A fire escape.
(b) A cafe.
(c) A bus station.
(d) A bar.

4. What is Jess' male name?
(a) James.
(b) Jack.
(c) Jerome.
(d) Jesse.

5. Which of the following is NOT painted on Jess' bedroom ceiling?
(a) Stars.
(b) Sunflowers.
(c) Trees.
(d) Night sky.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jess see when looking in the mirror one morning?

2. Which former girlfriend does Jess meet again in Chapter 18?

3. Where is Jess at the beginning of Chapter 26?

4. What happens to make Jess want to leave Buffalo for good?

5. What medication is Jess given after her breast reduction surgery?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Jess' mental process as she is about to inject the male hormones.

3. What changes does Jess see in herself after taking male hormones and how does she know she has passed as a male?

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

5. What is the dilemma Jess faces regarding identification?

6. What precipitates Jess' move to New York City?

7. Describe how living in New York City elevates Jess' life in many ways.

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

9. Describe Jess' life after she arrives in New York City and realizes she cannot stay in the apartment with no lock on the door.

10. Why does Edna say that Jess is a "granite" butch?

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