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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. When the narrator takes a walk at night with Maria, he realizes that __________________.
(a) he has many fears.
(b) he is not alone.
(c) he loves her.
(d) he is ill.

2. How can Morris best be described?
(a) Sullen.
(b) Angry.
(c) Flamboyant.
(d) Reserved.

3. What does the narrator desperately seek in his life?
(a) Approval.
(b) Wealth.
(c) Love.
(d) Travel.

4. What affliction does Annie suffer from?
(a) Stuttering.
(b) Kleptomania.
(c) Bulimia.
(d) Shyness.

5. The narrator and the person in #73 tell each other that they are __________________.
(a) restless.
(b) failing.
(c) graduating.
(d) homosexual.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the narrator's current obsession?

2. From what part of the country does Tex come?

3. The narrator's fraternity brothers can best be described as __________________.

4. The girl in #67 suffers from ____________________.

5. Kay introduces the narrator to a Chinese woman described as a _________________.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why is the narrator the embodiment of sacrificing oneself for the sake of social acceptance?

4. Why did the narrator decide to study Chinese?

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

6. What role do emotions play in the narrator's sexual relations with other men and the sexual relations of homosexual men in general?

7. What does Maria reveal to the narrator when he visits during Christmas vacation in Chapter 4?

8. How did the struggle for acceptance and freedom for lesbians differ from that of gay men?

9. Who are Betty and Kay and why does the narrator enjoy their company?

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

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