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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 does Gloria offer Jess?
(a) Some clothes.
(b) A job.
(c) A place to stay.
(d) A car.

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

3. What surgery can Jess now afford?
(a) Breast reduction.
(b) Eye lift.
(c) Scalp implants.
(d) Liposuction.

4. What surprise does Ruth have for Jess at the beginning of Chapter 24?
(a) She has cooked dinner for her.
(b) She has painted Jess' bedroom ceiling.
(c) She has theater tickets for them.
(d) She bought her a leather jacket.

5. Where does Jess see Theresa and her new lover?
(a) Home Depot.
(b) Olive Garden.
(c) Kmart.
(d) Starbucks.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the subject of the painting that Ruth gives Jess for Christmas?

2. Why is Jess in a state of ambiguity after discontinuing the male hormones?

3. Who inadvertently refers to Jess as "she" at a union meeting?

4. Jess tells Frankie that she was shocked because _________________.

5. How much money does Jess have when she arrives in New York City?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What are the positive and negative points about passing as a man according to Jess?

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

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

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

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

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

8. What is the significance of the apartment fire to Jess?

9. Explain the symbolism of Jess' jaw being wired shut after the attack in the subway.

10. Why does Jess have to guard herself as she moves into the world of men?

(see the answer keys)

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