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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 basis of Xaviera's discussion topic in "Chapter 12, Whipped (S)cream"?
2. What was the basis of the Epilogue in "The Happy Hooker"?
3. What type of customers did Xaviera focus on in her discussion in "Chapter 12, Whipped (S)cream"?
4. What customers did Xaviera give aliases to when detailing the business they gave her?
5. How did Xaviera describe Larry when they were in a relationship?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Xaviera say about her thoughts on prostitution as a career in "Chapter 10, The Oldest Profession Updated, or, Behind Open Doors"?
2. 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.
3. In "Chapter 12, Whipped (S)cream", what customers does Xaviera describe as being "more interesting" than others?
4. What does Xaviera categorize for readers about the prostitution business in "Chapter 11, Different Strokes for Different Folks, or Wall Street and me"?
5. Discuss the girls who worked at Xaviera's brothel and what was expected of them.
6. How does Xaviera describe stockbrokers who had been her clients in "Chapter 11, Different Stroke for Different Folks, or, Wall Street and Me"?
7. What does Xaviera compare and contrast at the end of "The Happy Hooker"?
8. Discuss the relationship between Xaviera and Larry Dreyfus that is described in "Chapter 16, Ships in the Night".
9. In "Chapter 11, Different Strokes for Different Folks, or, Wall Street and Me", how does Xaviera describe bankers who had been her clients over her time spent as a prostitute?
10. In "Chapter 12, Whipped (S)cream", what event does Xaviera discuss that left her badly hurt?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the genre of "The Happy Hooker". Cite examples from the book in order to justify why "The Happy Hooker" falls into that particular genre and how a reader is able to understand the genre of the book.
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
Cultural influence plays a large role in "The Happy Hooker" due to Xaviera's own cultural heritage. In what other ways did culture influence Xaviera's life? How did the large display of culture described in Xaviera's life affect readers positively or negatively?
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