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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What jewels are on the ring that Jess gives to Theresa?
(a) Diamond and rubies.
(b) Pearls.
(c) Diamond and sapphires.
(d) Emeralds.

2. Where does Jess run after being busted for smoking in the girls' room?
(a) Home.
(b) The parking lot.
(c) The choir room.
(d) The football field.

3. Angie says that a butch does not always have to be _________.
(a) stone.
(b) energetic.
(c) right.
(d) happy.

4. Who is the attractive woman that Jess meets at the cannery?
(a) Melissa.
(b) Theresa.
(c) Amy.
(d) Annette.

5. What does Jess offer Milli?
(a) A leather jacket.
(b) A car.
(c) A necklace.
(d) A credit card.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the butch who offers Jess a place to stay?

2. Where does Jess try to sleep on the first night on her own?

3. Who is the chief shop steward who makes promises to Jess?

4. How is the factory best characterized in the story?

5. Why is Jess being considered for a better job at the bindery?

Short Essay Questions

1. What unusual request can Jess not meet after the death of Butch Ro?

2. How does Jess accept the fact that a black man gets a job she is capable of too?

3. What is the author's position on labor unions as evidenced in the book?

4. Describe the nature of factory life in the 1960s.

5. Define a butch, a femme, and a drag queen.

6. What does Jess reveal about her life that many readers today would find shocking?

7. How does Theresa react to Jess' desire to take male hormones?

8. What is the premise of Chapter 1?

9. Why does Jess ultimately run away from home?

10. How does Jess essentially save her life by running away from home?

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