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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of prostitute did Xaviera say she admired?
(a) One that was beautiful.
(b) One that had steady work.
(c) One that was able to leave the business.
(d) One that was unable to leave the business.

2. What did Xaviera refer to when she said the line, "ships passing in the night", in "Chapter 16, Ships in the Night"?
(a) Her understanding of society.
(b) Her meetings with her step-sister.
(c) Her affairs with men.
(d) Her mother and father's marriage.

3. Which boyfriend did Xaviera say she constantly cheated on?
(a) Larry.
(b) Evelyn St. John.
(c) Carl.
(d) Junior.

4. What standards were the girls that worked for Xaviera expected to have?
(a) Dress well.
(b) Good manners.
(c) Good hygiene.
(d) All of the above.

5. When Xaviera spoke of an actress who was a customer of hers, what did the actress' husband do for a living?
(a) A stockbroker.
(b) A film producer.
(c) A news anchor.
(d) A congressman.

6. Who extorted money from Xaviera in order to keep the money for themselves?
(a) Abe and Bill Phillips.
(b) Bobby and Joe.
(c) Josh and Jim.
(d) Johnny Evans

7. What activities did Xaviera say she felt were completely separate from each other?
(a) Career and hobby.
(b) Love and sex.
(c) Love and marriage.
(d) Money and career.

8. What did Xaviera compare to her days as a prostitute at the end of the book?
(a) Prostitution before her time.
(b) People's thoughts on prostitution when she was in the business.
(c) Prostitution in the future.
(d) Prostitution of today.

9. What was discussed in "Chapter 13, An Adult Tale, or, Fantasy and Me" by Xaviera?
(a) Her first trip to America.
(b) Her uncertainty for her future.
(c) Staged scenes for johns.
(d) Her mother's watchful eye growing up.

10. What did Xaviera say she never saw during her years as a prostitute?
(a) A venereal disease.
(b) A theft.
(c) An arrest.
(d) A murder.

11. Who did Xaviera put in charge of collecting bounced checks in "Chapter 14, The Business of Pleasure"?
(a) Larry.
(b) Jerry.
(c) Lenora.
(d) Lena.

12. What was another word used in the book to describe a customer of a prostitute?
(a) Jonas.
(b) Jim.
(c) Jokes.
(d) John.

13. Why did Xaviera agree to cooperate with the committee entitled the New York State Joint Legislative Committee on Crime?
(a) To help prostitutes in jail.
(b) To stop child abandonment.
(c) To help with immigration issues.
(d) To stop prostitution from being illegal.

14. What did Xaviera say stockbrokers were concerned with when being a customer of a prostitute?
(a) Paying less than charged.
(b) Getting out of paying.
(c) Fairness of the deal.
(d) Writing bad checks.

15. What were most of the prostitutes' favorite age group when it came to their clients?
(a) 30-40.
(b) 20-30.
(c) 18-25.
(d) 40-50.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Xaviera almost killed by in her story involving a sadist?

2. What did Xaviera express toward clients who wanted things done for their service involving things Xaviera found "filthy"?

3. When Xaviera described the girls who worked for her, what did she say they were expected to do?

4. What was the basis of Xaviera's discussion topic in "Chapter 12, Whipped (S)cream"?

5. Who was told to help when servicing a john who wanted an elaborate scene?

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