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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The protagonist of the story wants a career as a/an __________________.
(a) attorney.
(b) writer.
(c) priest.
(d) architect.

2. What type of music does Maria admit to liking while at a bar?
(a) Country.
(b) Jazz.
(c) Classical.
(d) Hip hop.

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

4. Which prep school does the narrator attend?
(a) Exeter.
(b) Choate.
(c) Eton.
(d) Groton.

5. What does Tex complain to the narrator about in Chapter 2?
(a) The weather.
(b) Politics.
(c) His marital status.
(d) His financial situation.

6. How does the narrator feel after the sexual encounter in #47?
(a) Content.
(b) Happy.
(c) Ashamed.
(d) Exhilirated.

7. How can Ivan best be described?
(a) Sad.
(b) Morose.
(c) Pensive.
(d) Jovial.

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

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

10. With whom is Tex intimately involved?
(a) A married man.
(b) His landlord.
(c) His brother-in-law.
(d) His old girlfriend.

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

12. Where does the narrator meet Maria during the Summer after they got to know each other?
(a) The movies.
(b) Summer art camp.
(c) The theme park.
(d) The beach.

13. What does the narrator wonder as he observes Tex and Morris?
(a) If he will be the sort of homosexual they are.
(b) whether he will find someone to love.
(c) when they became a couple.
(d) how hard it must be to live as gay men in society.

14. What happens when the person in #73 visits the narrator at the end of the school year?
(a) They steal a car.
(b) They make love several times.
(c) They go to the beach.
(d) They go to a few concerts.

15. The narrator's fraternity brothers can best be described as __________________.
(a) irresponsible.
(b) industrious.
(c) shy.
(d) philanthropic.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the narrator takes a walk at night with Maria, he realizes that __________________.

2. The girl in #67 suffers from ____________________.

3. A conversation between the narrator and Tex shows the narrator's lack of knowledge about ___________________.

4. What is the result of Hunton's sexual dalliance with Annie?

5. How can Kay best be described?

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