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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. Bec gives Riley a mixtape that includes a few Pixies songs, but is largely made up of live versions of songs by what band?
2. What movie is playing the night Bec takes Riley to the fire escape?
3. What is the name of Alix's blog?
4. What do the members of the Queer Alliance affectionately call the center?
5. What simile does Riley use to describe Kanada's greeting of Bec when the two attend a Queer Alliance meeting?
Short Essay Questions
1. When Riley stands up for themselves in the confrontation with their father, what actions do they list among the ones taken with the congressman's well-being in mind?
2. What happens to ruin Riley and Congressman Sean Cavanaugh's period of closeness on the day spent in the congressman's office?
3. What does Riley reveal about their ability to pretend around Bec?
4. What advice does Riley give to the girl who writes a message about her brother keeping a box of girl's clothes in his closet?
5. What does Congressman Sean Cavanaugh say to Riley that causes Riley to angrily defend themselves?
6. What aspects of the topics discussed at the QueerAlliance center meeting cause Riley to feel grateful for their own situation?
7. What differences does Riley point out when saying how the media reacts to the story about Andie Gingham differently than how the LGBTQ community reacts to the story?
8. What is the reason for Riley's decision to continue responding to people who ask questions on the blog?
9. Which of the reporters' questions make it clear to Riley that they have been outed against their will?
10. What is the significance of the note taped to the inside of Riley's vandalized locker?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Analyze the author's choice to withhold from the reader the biological gender of the protagonist within the novel Symptoms of Being Human.
Essay Topic 2
How is the topic of individualism treated within the novel and how does its treatment relate to the book's repeated allusions to punk rock music?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the author's choice to tell the story of Symptoms of Being Human using the first-person point of view. What elements of the novel's themes lend themselves to this choice and what is the author's intended effect on the reader?
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