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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. Where is Jess working in Chapter 12?

2. Which of the following is NOT true about Rocco?

3. With what cause does Theresa become involved?

4. Jess finds that she is hated mostly for her ________________.

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is ironic about the way butches and femmes relate?

2. How does Jess meet Theresa?

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

4. What are the circumstances in which Jess loses her butch virginity?

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

6. What is the premise of Chapter 1?

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

8. Why is it a mistake for Jess to go into the Pink Pussy Kat Club looking for Milli?

9. How does the topic of feminism enter into Jess and Theresa's life?

10. What unusual request can Jess not meet after the death of Butch Ro?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Alcohol abuse seems to be an unnamed character in the book. How pervasive is the abuse? Why does it have such a prevalent place in the characters' lives? How does it affect the abusers? How does it affect those impacted by the abusers? Explain how an inanimate object or characteristic can be a character.

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

The author uses more than one iteration on the theme of the search for love. Identify at least two themes about love in the book. Then cite an example to support each theme you name.

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