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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 lie does Jess tell in order to get out of the mental hospital?

2. Which of the following do the police NOT do to Ed?

3. When did Jess start going to gay bars?

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

5. How does Theresa feel about Jess' taking male hormones?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the nature of factory life in the 1960s.

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

4. How does Jess meet Theresa?

5. What is the significance of Jess being called a "stone" butch?

6. What is the premise of Chapter 1?

7. Explain why Jess has a typical gay childhood?

8. Why did the butches and femmes have no recourse against the police brutality?

9. What is Tifka's and why does Jess find it a haven?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The story takes place as America is experiencing the Hippie Generation, the Vietnam War, Woodstock, and drug usage in the late 1960s. Explain the significance of these political and cultural events on Jess and the other bi-gendered people in her life. How would Jess' life be different if she were living as a young woman today? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

Create a character study of Jess. What are her physical characteristics? What are her motivations? What are her fears? What are her dreams? What else can you say about Jess?

Essay Topic 3

Create a character study of Jess' parents. What are their physical characteristics? What are their motivations? What are their fears? What are their dreams? What else can you say about Jess' parents?

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