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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 begins to understand that ___________________.
(a) he is not alone.
(b) his mother does not love him.
(c) he will always be a freak.
(d) his father admires him.

2. What do the narrator's parents consider a normal life for their son?
(a) Being heterosexual.
(b) Being whoever he wants to be.
(c) Being an artist.
(d) Being a doctor.

3. What is another reason that the narrator is having a better time being homosexual?
(a) He has a new therapist who is helping him.
(b) He has a newfound confidence in his career.
(c) His deepening relationship with Sean.
(d) He doesn't have to cruise for sex anymore.

4. Which of the following does NOT describe the narrator's sexual identity?
(a) It is less shame-defined.
(b) It is less of a burden.
(c) It is agonizing.
(d) It is less of a dark secret.

5. How does Lou feel about his fiancee's parents?
(a) He enjoys them.
(b) He can tolerate them.
(c) He hates them.
(d) He really likes them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator do in his free time?

2. After Lou is engaged, he calls the narrator to tell him that ________________________.

3. The narrator evades being drafted into the army by ______________________.

4. What shocking news does the narrator's sister tell him during her visit?

5. The narrator realizes that Lou is addicted to ________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Sean and how did the narrator meet him?

2. How does the relationship between Maria and the narrator change when she moves to New York?

3. What is the significance of the author's using the present tense for scene in which the narrator engages in group sex in the subway restroom?

4. What eventually happens to Sean who is conflicted by his own identity?

5. Who is Lou and how does the narrator meet him?

6. What is the reality of Lou's life as an engaged man?

7. How does the narrator feel about Lou's criticism of the narrator's work?

8. How does the narrator's decreasing shame mirror what is going on in the gay community in general?

9. What is the significance of the narrator's sister's visit and her revelation of being a lesbian?

10. What changes the narrator's mind about having a sex change operation?

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