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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator is desperate to ___________________.
(a) graduate college.
(b) be a homosexual.
(c) fall in love.
(d) to move out of his mother's house.

2. Where do the narrator and the person in #124 live?
(a) The YMCA.
(b) A brownstone.
(c) A hotel.
(d) A hostel.

3. The raid on the club in #177 marked the beginning of ______________________.
(a) the civil rights movement.
(b) the gay rights movement.
(c) the women's lib movement.
(d) anti-war protests.

4. Who is Lou?
(a) The building's superintendent.
(b) A chauffeur.
(c) A wealthy advertising executive.
(d) An ice cream vendor.

5. The person in #102 instructs the narrator on how to be a better lover and a better ______________.
(a) athlete.
(b) friend.
(c) singer.
(d) writer.

6. Why does Lou tell the narrator that Lou wants to get married?
(a) To see what "normal" feels like.
(b) To cure himself of homosexuality.
(c) To be accepted by his family.
(d) To get promoted at work.

7. The narrator begins to understand that ___________________.
(a) he will always be a freak.
(b) his mother does not love him.
(c) his father admires him.
(d) he is not alone.

8. What had the narrator intended to study in the graduate program?
(a) Education.
(b) Art.
(c) Business.
(d) Chinese.

9. What does the narrator's mother tell him when she returns?
(a) She is reconciling with his father.
(b) He is a brilliant writer.
(c) He needs to move out.
(d) Dr. O'Reilly isn't doing him any good.

10. The narrator is angry when the magazine he works for publishes an article denouncing ______________________.
(a) the emerging gay rights movement.
(b) women's lib.
(c) the war in Vietnam.
(d) the hippie movement.

11. What has the narrator written?
(a) Play.
(b) Biography.
(c) Novel.
(d) Screenplay.

12. What is the name of the gay club which is raided by police?
(a) Stonewall Inn.
(b) Atlas Inn.
(c) Majestic Theatre.
(d) The Algonquin.

13. What does the narrator come to realize by living in this new city?
(a) He still does not fit in.
(b) There are many homosexual men.
(c) He wants to marry Maria.
(d) He misses his home.

14. Instead of going to grad school, where does the narrator go?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) New York City.
(c) Paris.
(d) Miami.

15. Which of the following is NOT true of Lou?
(a) He has a limited passion for poetry.
(b) He hates being a homosexual.
(c) He is schizophrenic.
(d) He desires only young lovers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one reason the narrator is having a better time being a homosexual?

2. The narrator has harbored fantasies about ________________________.

3. What does the narrator suggest that he and Sean do together?

4. How does Lou feel about the idea of heterosexual married life?

5. Who is Sean?

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