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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Kay introduces the narrator to a Chinese woman described as a _________________.
(a) spirit guide.
(b) scholar.
(c) princess.
(d) goddess.

2. In what year is the narrator at the school in #49?
(a) Freshman.
(b) Sophomore.
(c) Senior.
(d) Junior.

3. Who introduces the narrator to oral and anal sex?
(a) Tex.
(b) Lester.
(c) Maria.
(d) Chad.

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

5. Tex believes that once a man ______________________________, he becomes uninteresting to other homosexuals.
(a) has been married.
(b) begins acting on his sexual desires for other men.
(c) has sex with a woman.
(d) becomes old.

6. The story begins with quotes from novelists Anatole France and _________________.
(a) Charles Dickens.
(b) Ernest Hemingway.
(c) Franz Kafka.
(d) William Faulkner.

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

8. Why does the narrator join his father's fraternity at college?
(a) Just to please his father.
(b) To date girls.
(c) To have social connections.
(d) To make lifelong friendships.

9. "The Beautiful Room is Empty" takes place during the 1950s and 1960s in which country?
(a) Canada.
(b) Japan.
(c) Australia.
(d) America.

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

11. The narrator's father's knowledge of the narrator's sexuality created ____________________.
(a) a validation of his life.
(b) a bond of hatred and anger between the two.
(c) a curiosity to be quenched.
(d) a bond of love and acceptance.

12. What is the nature of the narrator's time with the psychiatrist?
(a) To manage the narrator's fear of heights.
(b) For the narrator to get over his broken heart.
(c) For the narrator to become heterosexual.
(d) To talk about the father issues the narrator has.

13. Which of the following does NOT describe Hunton?
(a) Empathetic.
(b) Selfish.
(c) User.
(d) Effeminate.

14. Who is Tex?
(a) An assistant professor.
(b) A bartender.
(c) A bookstore owner.
(d) A mechanic.

15. The narrator hints at his slowly emerging ____________________.
(a) anger.
(b) mental illness.
(c) homosexuality.
(d) artistic talent.

Short Answer Questions

1. About whom does the narrator fantasize about sexually involved?

2. Who is the psychiatrist treating the narrator?

3. What does Tex complain to the narrator about in Chapter 2?

4. Which of the following is NOT part of fraternity life?

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

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