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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. Why did Xaviera stay with Larry even though she did not completely enjoy their relationship?
2. What word best describes the DJ that was a client of Xaviera?
3. Due to issues that involved Green Cards, what was Xaviera vulnerable to?
4. What did Xaviera say stockbrokers were concerned with when being a customer of a prostitute?
5. What was the name of the black prostitute who was mentioned in "Chapter 12, Whipped (S)cream" and was said to have worked at Madeleine's brothel?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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".
2. What does Xaviera categorize for readers about the prostitution business in "Chapter 11, Different Strokes for Different Folks, or Wall Street and me"?
3. 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?
4. Discuss the relationship between Xaviera and Larry Dreyfus that is described in "Chapter 16, Ships in the Night".
5. What expenses does Xaviera list in "Chapter 14, The Business of Pleasure" when it comes to running a brothel?
6. How does Xaviera describe Paul Lindfield's personality and characteristics?
7. In "Chapter 12, Whipped (S)cream", what does Xaviera's discussion deal with?
8. Who was Abe the Bugger and what did he do to Xaviera, with her permission?
9. Discuss Xaviera's involvement with possible deportation in "Chapter 17, Abe the Bugger"?
10. How does Xaviera describe stockbrokers who had been her clients in "Chapter 11, Different Stroke for Different Folks, or, Wall Street and Me"?
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
At the end of "The Happy Hooker," Xaviera spoke of the work of a prostitute in her day and of present day (when the book was published). Compare and contrast the job of a prostitute in Xaviera's day compared with the job of a prostitute when the book ends.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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