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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Theresa ask Jess to do at the end of Chapter 13?

2. How long does it take for Jess to work up the courage to go to Tifka's?

3. With whom does Jess spend much of her time after school?

4. Who is the butch legend that Jess sees at the bar?

5. In addition to being beaten in jail, Butch Al is also _______________.

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Jess accept the fact that a black man gets a job she is capable of too?

2. Define a butch, a femme, and a drag queen.

3. What happens when Jess and Ed show up at the funeral not wearing dresses?

4. When does Jess first learn that there are other people like her and that she may be able to find them?

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

6. Explain Jess' entry into the gay lifestyle as a young person and the way she learns to manage her emotions.

7. Who is Butch Al and why is she so important to Jess' life?

8. Why does Angie suggest that Jess get a job in a factory?

9. What is the premise of Chapter 1?

10. What are the circumstances related to Jess being raped during high school?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the concept of loneliness as it exhibits in the story. Which of the characters are lonely? Are they all lonely in some way? Explain the loneliness and the methods and attempts to overcome it.

Essay Topic 2

Explain the role of gays and lesbians in the 1960s. What precedents are they forced to follow? What restrictions do they have? What freedoms did they have that 21st century gays and lesbians do not have?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the overall setting for the novel. Why does Feinberg use the setting she does? What is the time period of the story? How important is the time period to the attitudes and issues of the characters?

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