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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. What was the name of the client Xaviera demanded money from after he wrote her a bad check?
2. Where was the place located that Xaviera first rented for her business?
3. What genre is "The Happy Hooker"?
4. How long was Xaviera's trip to San Juan?
5. Who broke up with Xaviera when she was arrested for the first time?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who is Pearl Greenburg and what was her role in Xaviera's life?
2. Discuss the events that led to Xaviera's arrest and incarceration in the Tombs.
3. What caused Xaviera to decide to change the brothel she worked for?
4. Discuss the relationship between Xaviera and Helga.
5. Discuss the details involved in Xaviera's first time spent in jail at the Tombs.
6. Explain Xaviera's thoughts on pimps when she discusses them in "Chapter 9, Call Me Madam".
7. Who was David and what was his involvement with Xaviera in "Chapter 8, Puerto Rico"?
8. Explain the events that took place when Xaviera and Murray went to meet the people who were blackmailing Xaviera.
9. Describe Carl's residence when Xaviera went to visit him in "Chapter 4, Dutch Treat".
10. Describe the first scene from the book, The Happy Hooker.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the settings in "The Happy Hooker," and how they played a role in book. Were the settings in the book descriptive? Did they make a positive or negative affect on the book? 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 14, The Business of Pleasure," Xaviera discussed the monetary concerns of operating a brothel. What things did Xaviera say cost the most? The least? How did she decide what to charge her customers? Cite examples from the book in order to support your response.
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