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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 does Weetzie Bat call her ideal lover?

2. What is the first movie Weetzie Bat and Dirk go to see together?

3. What does a driver throw into Dirk's car in Part I?

4. What does Dirk tell Weetzie bat about himself in Part I?

5. Where is Valentine Jah-Love from?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In Part II, what do Weetzie Bat and Dirk tell Grandma Fifi is troubling them?

4. What does Grandma Fifi give to Weetzie Bat as a gift, and what does she do with it?

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

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

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

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

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

10. What frustrates Weetzie Bat about her high school classmates?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

What are Weetzie Bat's experiences with abuse in romantic relationships, and how do these experiences affect her behavior and attitudes in future relationships? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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