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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What does the narrator desperately seek in his life?
(a) Travel.
(b) Approval.
(c) Wealth.
(d) Love.
2. Why does the narrator join his father's fraternity at college?
(a) To date girls.
(b) To make lifelong friendships.
(c) To have social connections.
(d) Just to please his father.
3. The narrator and the person in #73 tell each other that they are __________________.
(a) restless.
(b) failing.
(c) homosexual.
(d) graduating.
4. What is the narrator's current obsession?
(a) Drinking.
(b) Gambling.
(c) Anonymous, promiscuous sex.
(d) Video games.
5. The narrator feels like a/an ________________ to his life and family.
(a) gift.
(b) burden.
(c) outsider.
(d) irritant.
Short Answer Questions
1. The story begins with quotes from novelists Anatole France and _________________.
2. Who is William Everett Hunton?
3. What is notable about Tex?
4. How can Morris best be described?
5. About whom does the narrator fantasize about sexually involved?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the premise of "The Beautiful Room is Empty"?
2. With whom does the narrator engage in heterosexual activity and what was the basis for the connections?
3. How does the narrator meet Tex and Morris?
4. How does the narrator's coming of age as a gay man mirror the coming of age of an entire gay community?
5. Who is William Everett Hunton, and what negative impact does he have on the lives of Annie and the narrator?
6. What is the significance of Betty and Kay to the narrator's life?
7. What is Tex's theory about a man acting on his sexual desires for other men and how does that make the narrator feel about Tex?
8. What are some of the themes addressed in "The Beautiful Room is Empty"?
9. Why is the narrator the embodiment of sacrificing oneself for the sake of social acceptance?
10. What is the nature of the narrator's relationship with Annie and what does she do to embarrass herself while visiting his parents?
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