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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where does the narrator "cruise" for men on campus?
2. What type of music does Maria admit to liking while at a bar?
3. What happens when the person in #73 visits the narrator at the end of the school year?
4. Betty and Kay reject ______________________.
5. What does the person in #38 exploit Tex for?
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. With whom does the narrator have his first gay sexual experience and how does he feel about it afterward?
3. 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?
4. What are some of the narrator's fundamental beliefs about sexuality?
5. What does Maria reveal to the narrator when he visits during Christmas vacation in Chapter 4?
6. Who are Betty and Kay and why does the narrator enjoy their company?
7. What role does Dr. O'Reilly serve in the narrator's life?
8. What is the premise of "The Beautiful Room is Empty"?
9. Who is William Everett Hunton, and what negative impact does he have on the lives of Annie and the narrator?
10. How does the narrator meet Tex and Morris?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
"The Beautiful Room is Empty" is a classic coming of age story. What does that classification entail? Why does this novel fit into this category? Explain.
Essay Topic 2
The theme of struggling with personal identity is an important one in this novel. Describe how it extends through setting, character and issues and provide examples for each.
Essay Topic 3
Explain the role of gays and lesbians in the 1960s. What precedents were they forced to follow? What restrictions did they have? What freedoms did they have that 21st century gays and lesbians do not have?
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