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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. Tex hints to the narrator that the man in #45 might be able to teach the narrator about what?
(a) Auto mechanics.
(b) Sex.
(c) Playing the guitar.
(d) Gardening.

2. How can the narrator's father best be described?
(a) Passive.
(b) Domineering.
(c) Artistic.
(d) Sullen.

3. The partner of the person in #38 exploits Tex's need for ______________.
(a) sex.
(b) secrecy.
(c) money.
(d) prestige.

4. What does the narrator enjoy about being with Maria at the location in #18?
(a) Her tight clothing.
(b) Falling in love.
(c) Playing croquet.
(d) A sense of freedom.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. With whom is Tex intimately involved?

3. What is notable about Betts and Buddy?

4. Tex refers to himself as the narrator's __________________.

5. Where does the narrator spend much of his time while on this vacation?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why did the narrator decide to study Chinese?

3. What is the nature of the narrator's relationship with Annie and what does she do to embarrass herself while visiting his parents?

4. How does the narrator compare his life to the life of the Chinese woman he meets?

5. What does the narrator want from his life and when does he become aware of these needs?

6. How do Maria and the narrator feel about each other by the end of Chapter 4, and how do they act on those feelings?

7. With whom does the narrator have his first gay sexual experience and how does he feel about it afterward?

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

9. 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?

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

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