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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. The narrator's home life can best be described as _________________.
(a) chaotic.
(b) conservative.
(c) hostile.
(d) liberal.
2. Kay introduces the narrator to a Chinese woman described as a _________________.
(a) scholar.
(b) goddess.
(c) princess.
(d) spirit guide.
3. What is the narrator's current obsession?
(a) Anonymous, promiscuous sex.
(b) Video games.
(c) Drinking.
(d) Gambling.
4. 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) Gardening.
(d) Playing the guitar.
5. The partner of the person in #38 exploits Tex's need for ______________.
(a) sex.
(b) prestige.
(c) money.
(d) secrecy.
Short Answer Questions
1. When the narrator tells his mother he is going to a dance, he is actually going ____________________.
2. How can Ivan best be described?
3. Which religion does the narrator believe in?
4. About whom does the narrator fantasize about sexually involved?
5. Who is Maria?
Short Essay Questions
1. What role do emotions play in the narrator's sexual relations with other men and the sexual relations of homosexual men in general?
2. How does the narrator's coming of age as a gay man mirror the coming of age of an entire gay community?
3. How did the struggle for acceptance and freedom for lesbians differ from that of gay men?
4. What does Maria reveal to the narrator when he visits during Christmas vacation in Chapter 4?
5. What does the narrator think about when he watches Tex and Morris interact?
6. How does the narrator meet Tex and Morris?
7. What does the narrator want from his life and when does he become aware of these needs?
8. What are some of the themes addressed in "The Beautiful Room is Empty"?
9. How does the longing for approval manifest in the narrator's life?
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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