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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the narrator takes a walk at night with Maria, he realizes that __________________.
(a) he loves her.
(b) he is not alone.
(c) he has many fears.
(d) he is ill.

2. What is important about the protagonist of the story?
(a) He is an artist.
(b) He is gay.
(c) He is a philanthropist.
(d) He is crippled.

3. What did the man in #91 do for Hunton?
(a) Paid for his education.
(b) Adopted him.
(c) Gave him a job.
(d) Paid for a European vacation.

4. What does the narrator enjoy about being with Maria at the location in #18?
(a) Playing croquet.
(b) Falling in love.
(c) Her tight clothing.
(d) A sense of freedom.

5. Which of the following is NOT part of the experiences of lesbian women?
(a) Shame.
(b) Secrecy.
(c) Acceptance.
(d) Longing for normalcy.

6. Why does the narrator study the language in #56?
(a) He wants to spend the Summer in Provence.
(b) He thinks it is good to have fundamental knowledge of it.
(c) He believed himself to be a Buddhist.
(d) He thinks it sounds so intriguing.

7. Betty and Kay reject ______________________.
(a) their parents' ideas for their lives.
(b) all boys.
(c) all religion.
(d) loud politicians.

8. Tex refers to himself as the narrator's __________________.
(a) mother.
(b) babysitter.
(c) mentor.
(d) conscience.

9. The history of emerging lesbian rights and identity is closely related to ____________________.
(a) the Holocaust.
(b) slavery.
(c) the history of feminism.
(d) the American Revolution.

10. Who was abusive to Annie and her brother?
(a) Their priest.
(b) Their uncle.
(c) Their mother.
(d) Their father.

11. The narrator's feelings about his father lead the narrator to make judgmental comments about __________________.
(a) his mother.
(b) his soccer coach.
(c) his father.
(d) an effeminate English teacher.

12. The relationship between Tex and Morris is sometimes _________________.
(a) pitiful.
(b) angry.
(c) funny.
(d) tense.

13. What foreign language does the narrator study?
(a) Chinese.
(b) French.
(c) Spanish.
(d) Russian.

14. Where does the narrator "cruise" for men on campus?
(a) Student Union.
(b) The library.
(c) Coffee shops.
(d) Men's restrooms.

15. What is notable about Tex?
(a) He is suffering from a broken heart.
(b) He is a masculine gay man.
(c) He is a philanthropist.
(d) He sings opera.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what city does the narrator visit with the person in #73?

2. Where does the narrator spend much of his time while on this vacation?

3. Which place did the narrator often visit across the street from the prep school?

4. Which of the following does NOT describe the art students?

5. In what part of the country did the narrator grow up?

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