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

3. Which of the following is NOT true about Jess in New York City?
(a) She meets a new femme.
(b) She has an attractive place to live.
(c) She has money.
(d) She is lonelier than ever.

4. What injury does Jess sustain in the subway attack?
(a) Broken leg.
(b) Broken jaw.
(c) Stab wound.
(d) Fractured skull.

5. Where do Jess and Edna ride on Jess' cycle?
(a) The falls.
(b) The state park.
(c) The beach.
(d) The zoo.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Jess have a picture of hanging in her locker at work?

4. What surgery can Jess now afford?

5. Jess buys a ________________ concert tape for Ruth.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is the irony of Jess moving next door to Ruth?

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

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

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

8. What happens to Jess when she decides to stop taking the male hormones?

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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