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Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Xaviera's career changes throughout "The Happy Hooker," and the reasons for each job she selected. Cite examples from the book in order to justify your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss and describe Xaviera's thoughts on love and sex and her belief that they are two separate activities. Cite examples from the story in order to explain why she felt these two activities were separate from each other and what events from her life may have made her come to that conclusion.

Essay Topic 3

In "Chapter 3, South Africa," Xaviera goes home to find her father very ill. So far in the book, Xaviera spoke of the importance of the relationship she had with her father. Discuss Xaviera's reaction to her father's illness and how it affected her emotionally as well as the role it played for her later in life. Cite examples from the book...

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