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

2. How can Kay best be described?
(a) A tortured soul.
(b) A lost cause.
(c) A rebel.
(d) A free spirit.

3. What college does the narrator attend in Chapter 3?
(a) Georgia Tech.
(b) Harvard.
(c) University of Michigan.
(d) The Ohio State University.

4. Who is Morris?
(a) Tex's assistant.
(b) A newspaper editor.
(c) An attorney.
(d) The narrator's father.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year is the narrator at the school in #49?

2. Tex hints to the narrator that the man in #45 might be able to teach the narrator about what?

3. The narrator's feelings about his father lead the narrator to make judgmental comments about __________________.

4. What is the nature of the narrator's time with the psychiatrist?

5. Maria thinks that American life is essentially ___________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is William Everett Hunton, and what negative impact does he have on the lives of Annie and the narrator?

2. How does the narrator's subway ride further alienate him from what he thinks is normal life?

3. What are some of the themes addressed in "The Beautiful Room is Empty"?

4. What does the narrator learn about Hunton from an older man with the same name?

5. How does the narrator's coming of age as a gay man mirror the coming of age of an entire gay community?

6. How does the longing for approval manifest in the narrator's life?

7. How does the narrator meet Tex and Morris?

8. What role does Dr. O'Reilly serve in the narrator's life?

9. From what written piece is the name of the book taken, and what does it mean?

10. How does the narrator categorize his life during his first year at college?

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