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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. How old is Mock when Derek begins abusing her?
2. What does Jamie compliment Mock on in the beginning of Chapter 6?
3. Which of Mock's aunts is known for gossiping?
4. What game involving a football does Mock's father force her to play in Chapter 5?
5. What pastime does Mock say she inherited from her mother?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Mock most afraid of, and how does she answer Aaron's question about her fears?
2. What does Mock believe, as an adult, are some of the consequences of Derek's sexual abuse of her?
3. In Chapter 2, what does Mock's father force her to do to prove that she has masculine traits?
4. Why does Mock decide to tell Aaron after a while that she is a transgender woman?
5. In Chapter 4, why is Mock overwhelmed by her feelings of jealousy of her friend Maddy?
6. In Chapter 7, what are Mock's memories of her sister Cori when she moves back to Hawaii as a young person?
7. What are Mock's memories of her Grandma Shellie from Texas?
8. In Chapter 5, how does Mock's father Charlie describe himself to her?
9. What are Mock's memories of her Grandma Pearl like?
10. In the introduction, why does Mock say she wrote this book?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay detailing some of the conflicting feelings Mock has, in hindsight, about the paid sex work she did while saving for her gender reassignment surgery.
Essay Topic 2
How do both of Mock's parents' drug addictions affect her opinion of them and of what she is required to do to take care of herself? Write an essay explaining your answer.
Essay Topic 3
Who were some of Mock's earliest and most significant role models for what womanhood and femininity looked like? Write an essay explaining your answer, citing specific references to the text in support.
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