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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. The girl in #67 suffers from ____________________.

2. Who is the patient who the psychiatrist introduces to the narrator?

3. The narrator feels like a/an ________________ to his life and family.

4. The narrator's fraternity brothers can best be described as __________________.

5. The narrator's feelings about his father lead the narrator to make judgmental comments about __________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the narrator want from his life and when does he become aware of these needs?

2. What is the double-edged sword of the narrator experiencing gay sexual activity?

3. What is the significance of Betty and Kay to the narrator's life?

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

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

6. How does the narrator meet Tex and Morris?

7. What are some of the themes addressed in "The Beautiful Room is Empty"?

8. What is the premise of "The Beautiful Room is Empty"?

9. With whom does the narrator have his first gay sexual experience and how does he feel about it afterward?

10. How does the longing for approval manifest in the narrator's life?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Substance abuse seems to be an unnamed character in the book. How pervasive is the abuse? Why does it have such a prevalent place in the characters' lives? How does it affect the abusers? How does it affect those impacted by the abusers? Explain how an inanimate object or characteristic can be a character.

Essay Topic 2

What is the significance of the narrator's name not being identified? Why does the author leave the narrator nameless with the exception of Lou who calls the narrator "Bunny"? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

The latter part of the novel takes place in the late 1960s as America is experiencing free love, war protests, gay liberation and radical shifts in music. Research this period in America and create a multimedia presentation of the clothes, food, music and people during

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