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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 do Dirk and Weetzie Bat call people they are interested in romantically?

2. What does Weetzie Bat call her ideal lover?

3. How does Dirk wear his hair?

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

5. What comes out of the lamp Grandma Fifi gives to Weetzie Bat?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. How does Weetzie Bat feel when she visits her father in New York City?

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

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 some of the foundational building blocks of Weetzie Bat's and Dirk's close and unique friendship? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

What is Weetzie Bat's understanding of the reasons behind her parents' break-up, and how does this understanding affect Weetzie Bat's relationship with each parent? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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