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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. The history of emerging lesbian rights and identity is closely related to ____________________.
(a) the Holocaust.
(b) the American Revolution.
(c) the history of feminism.
(d) slavery.

2. The person in #73 also admits to ____________________.
(a) shoplifting.
(b) cheating on exams.
(c) smoking pot.
(d) being bisexual.

3. Who had introduced the narrator to Hunton?
(a) The narrator's guidance counselor.
(b) Another man named Hunton.
(c) The narrator's father.
(d) The narrator's Chinese instructor.

4. In what part of the country did the narrator grow up?
(a) Northeast.
(b) West coast.
(c) Southeast.
(d) Midwest.

5. What affliction does Annie suffer from?
(a) Shyness.
(b) Kleptomania.
(c) Bulimia.
(d) Stuttering.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT part of the experiences of lesbian women?

2. How can the narrator's father best be described?

3. The narrator hints at his slowly emerging ____________________.

4. Who is Tex's friend who visits from New York City?

5. Hunton stole the ______________ and several possessions from the man in #91.

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the narrator compare his life to the life of the Chinese woman he meets?

2. What does Maria reveal to the narrator when he visits during Christmas vacation in Chapter 4?

3. How is Buddhism connected to the narrator's seemingly paradoxical desires for sex with men and also freedom from that desire.

4. What is the nature of the narrator's relationship with Annie and what does she do to embarrass herself while visiting his parents?

5. Who are Betty and Kay and why does the narrator enjoy their company?

6. What does the narrator realize about himself over the course of the novel?

7. Describe the narrator's first year experiences at college.

8. How does the narrator's subway ride further alienate him from what he thinks is normal life?

9. Why did the narrator decide to study Chinese?

10. What are some of the narrator's fundamental beliefs about sexuality?

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