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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. Where does Weetzie Bat's father take her to eat in Part I?

2. What does Weetzie wonder about her third wish in Part II?

3. What does Dirk's perfect Duck call himself?

4. What does Grandma Fifi use as an analogy for love in speaking with Dirk and Weetzie Bat?

5. Where does Charlie Bat take Weetzie Bat when she visits him in New York?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why are Weetzie Bat and Dirk initially attracted to each other?

2. Where do Weetzie Bat and Dirk go when they need comfort and care, and why?

3. What does Valentine Jah-Love tell Weetzie Bat about Jamaica?

4. Why do you think Weetzie Bat is so suspicious of My Secret Agent Lover Man at first?

5. What kind of relationship does Weetzie Bat have with her father Charlie Bat?

6. How does Weetzie Bat react when Dirk tells her he is gay?

7. What does Weetzie Bat understand as the reasons behind her parents' split?

8. What does Grandma Fifi leave to Weetzie Bat and Dirk?

9. What kind of experiences does Weetzie Bat have, in general, with Ducks in Part I?

10. Why does Dirk tell Weetzie Bat not to see Buzz again?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Weetzie Bat's response to Dirk when he tells her he is gay set the tone and expectations for each of them in their friendship for the rest of the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

What does Weetzie Bat's and Dirk's shared affection for styles of the 1950s reveal about each character's personality and about their friendship? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay analyzing the tone and language Block uses throughout this novel, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

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