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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Callie do to try to get to know the Obscure Object better?
(a) Callie writes a note to the Object asking her to come over to Middlesex to have dinner.
(b) Callie joins the Drama Club so that she can be in the play with the Object.
(c) Callie agrees to help the girl learn her lines for their class play.
(d) Callie begins smoking because she knows that the Object is also a smoker.

2. What does the Object tell Callie that she (Callie) sees "no irony in"?
(a) The Object has romantic feelings for Callie.
(b) Callie would be the perfect boyfriend.
(c) Jerome's movie is sure to be a flop.
(d) She and Jerome were never meant to be.

3. What business venture does Milton begin with the remaining money from the insurance settlement on the Zebra Room?
(a) A Cadillac dealership.
(b) A series of hot dog stands.
(c) A Greek restaurant.
(d) A McDonalds franchise.

4. What does Jerome accuse Callie and the Object of being?
(a) Backstabbers.
(b) Sisters.
(c) Lesbians.
(d) Cruel.

5. Why does Tessie take Callie to the Golden Fleece salon?
(a) To get a haircut.
(b) To have a facial.
(c) To have her nails done.
(d) To have her mustache waxed off.

6. Who is the first person to pick Cal/Callie up when s/he begins hitchhiking?
(a) An old, judgmental woman.
(b) A retired couple.
(c) A 30-something gay man.
(d) A red-headed truck driver.

7. Who are the Charm Bracelets?
(a) The popular and wealthy group of girls at Baker-Inglis.
(b) The ethnic girls at Baker-Inglis.
(c) The unremarkable, dull group of girls at Baker-Inglis.
(d) The athletic girls at Baker-Inglis.

8. What is Callie's initial impression of the Obscure Object?
(a) She falls deeply in love with her.
(b) She hardly notices the new girl in her English class because she is so absorbed in The Illiad.
(c) She is put off by her disinterested attitude.
(d) She is awed by her natural beauty especially her freckles.

9. Who discovers Callie's unusual genitals in this chapter?
(a) Dr. Luce.
(b) The Object.
(c) The emergency room doctor and nurse.
(d) Jerome.

10. Why does Dr. Luce show Callie a pornographic movie?
(a) To try to determine her sexual orientation.
(b) To show her an example of hermaphroditism.
(c) To see if it will embarrass or excite her.
(d) To relax her.

11. Why does the Object say she is happy that Callie's family is going on vacation to Turkey?
(a) She wants to have a chance to spend more time with Rex.
(b) She feels like her relationship with Callie is becoming too weird.
(c) She is concerned about Callie's romantic advances towards her.
(d) She does not want her brother, Jerome to seduce Callie.

12. Why is Callie given the position of goalie on the field hockey team at her school?
(a) The goalie equipment fits her better than the other girls.
(b) She is uncoordinated so the coach gave her a position where she would not need to move much.
(c) She is the last student to sign up for the team and goalie is the only position left open.
(d) She is agile on her feet and able to block shots made on the goal.

13. What does Chapter Eleven announce he plans on majoring in after his freshman year of college?
(a) Anthropology.
(b) Engineering.
(c) Marxism.
(d) Political Science.

14. How does Callie's physical development compare to that of the other girls in her sixth grade class?
(a) Callie is much more developed than the other girls.
(b) Callie and the other girls have not reached puberty yet.
(c) Callie is much less developed than the other girls.
(d) Callie and the other girls are both beginning to go through puberty.

15. What does Cal/Callie say the hardest adjustment is that s/he has to make in choosing to live as a man?
(a) Walking like a man.
(b) Dressing like a man.
(c) Getting used to using men's bathrooms.
(d) Asking women out on dates.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Jerome's hobby?

2. How does Tessie react to Cal when he returns home?

3. Which of the following is NOT a reason why Tessie and Milton feed their family only traditional Greek foods?

4. Why do all of the Sunday dinner guests except for Father Mike and Zoe stop coming to Middlesex?

5. What big step do Julie and Cal take in their relationship?

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