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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. What did Xaviera acknowledge about her relationship with Larry?
(a) She never really liked him.
(b) She didn't want to be with him forever.
(c) She never understood him.
(d) She wanted to marry him.

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

3. What business factor did Xaviera speak about in "Chapter 14, The Business of Pleasure" involving owning a brothel?
(a) Location concerns.
(b) Money concerns.
(c) Safe and unsafe clients.
(d) Living expenses.

4. What did Xaviera say prostitutes had to be for their clients?
(a) Girlfriends.
(b) Different things to different people.
(c) Friends.
(d) The same thing to every person.

5. When Xaviera described the girls who worked for her, what did she say they were expected to do?
(a) To dye their hair.
(b) To have false names.
(c) To behave.
(d) To behave and dress properly.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Xaviera put in charge of collecting bounced checks in "Chapter 14, The Business of Pleasure"?

2. How did Xaviera describe the activities that some johns requested of her during her time spent as a prostitute?

3. Who stated they did not want a serious relationship with Xaviera in "Chapter 15, For Pleasure More Than Profit"?

4. What caused Paul to be disturbed by Xaviera?

5. Why did Xaviera agree to cooperate with the committee entitled the New York State Joint Legislative Committee on Crime?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain the things that Xaviera entails in "Chapter 13, An Adult Tale, or, Fantasy and Me" that she did for her clients over her years as a prostitute.

2. Discuss the relationship between Xaviera and Larry Dreyfus that is described in "Chapter 16, Ships in the Night".

3. How does Xaviera describe Paul Lindfield's personality and characteristics?

4. Discuss the girls who worked at Xaviera's brothel and what was expected of them.

5. What does Xaviera say about her thoughts on prostitution as a career in "Chapter 10, The Oldest Profession Updated, or, Behind Open Doors"?

6. In "Chapter 12, Whipped (S)cream", what does Xaviera say she tried to avoid during her time spent with clients?

7. Explain the client that was sent to Xaviera by a psychiatrist that she discusses in "Chapter 10, The Oldest Profession Updated, or, Behind Open Doors".

8. When Xaviera discusses operating a brothel in "Chapter 14, The Business of Pleasure", what types of things does she discuss that involved running the business?

9. What ethnic groups did Xaviera discuss in "Chapter 11, Different Strokes for Different Folks, or, Wall Street and Me" and what age group made up the favorites among the prostitutes?

10. Discuss Xaviera's involvement with possible deportation in "Chapter 17, Abe the Bugger"?

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