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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the gay club which is raided by police?
(a) Majestic Theatre.
(b) Stonewall Inn.
(c) The Algonquin.
(d) Atlas Inn.

2. The narrator's sister's homosexuality suggests __________________________.
(a) childhood abuse.
(b) a genetic component to homosexuality.
(c) a rebellious nature.
(d) sibling rivalry.

3. Who is Lou?
(a) An ice cream vendor.
(b) The building's superintendent.
(c) A wealthy advertising executive.
(d) A chauffeur.

4. Where does the narrator's mother go in Chapter 5?
(a) New York.
(b) Hawaii.
(c) Europe.
(d) Fiji.

5. Where does the person in #124 find a job?
(a) Stock brokerage.
(b) Newspaper.
(c) Publishing company.
(d) Ad agency.

6. What does the narrator come to realize by living in this new city?
(a) There are many homosexual men.
(b) He wants to marry Maria.
(c) He still does not fit in.
(d) He misses his home.

7. What makes Maria threaten to end her friendship with the narrator?
(a) If he won't find a better job.
(b) If he won't break up with Sean.
(c) If he doesn't stop drinking.
(d) If he doesn't stop analyzing everyone.

8. What kind of job does the narrator get in Chapter 5?
(a) Museum guide.
(b) Messenger boy.
(c) Waiting tables.
(d) Loading transport trucks.

9. What is one reason the narrator is having a better time being a homosexual?
(a) He is in a city which is more open to alternative lifestyles.
(b) His body is more attractive.
(c) He is more mature now.
(d) He has no more contact with his father.

10. What shocking news does the narrator's sister tell him during her visit?
(a) Their parents are reuniting.
(b) She is an alcoholic.
(c) She is a lesbian.
(d) He has been cut out of his father's will.

11. What do the narrator's parents consider a normal life for their son?
(a) Being whoever he wants to be.
(b) Being a doctor.
(c) Being an artist.
(d) Being heterosexual.

12. Where has Maria been living during her time away from the narrator?
(a) Milwaukee.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) Atlanta.

13. What does Sean call a group of men he accidentally encountered having sex in a public bathroom?
(a) Subhuman.
(b) Dreamers.
(c) Opportunistic.
(d) Predators.

14. What has happened recently to Buddy and Betts?
(a) They run an organic produce store.
(b) They have started a magazine.
(c) They have moved to Europe.
(d) They have both died.

15. What type of operation does the narrator decide not to have?
(a) Foot.
(b) Cosmetic.
(c) Sex change.
(d) Gallbladder.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is another reason that the narrator is having a better time being homosexual?

2. How old is the narrator during this Summer?

3. What does the apartment building's doorman tell the narrator's mother when she returns?

4. Where does the narrator spend time with Lou and the woman in #140?

5. The narrator's sister who lives in ______________ visits him in New York City.

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