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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. According to the authors, how does public sex in many other countries compare to the USA?

2. The authors focus on child-rearing with an emphasis on what?

3. The authors share insider information about the San Francisco sex scene, especially targeted for whom?

4. The authors do not agree with all public policies, and find themselves frustrated by what?

5. What do the authors detail as sometimes including live sexual activity as a staged or intentionally public spectacle?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain the natural side-effect of sex parties to people's awareness of sex, as explained by the authors.

2. How do the authors explain what group sex is, and how does it relate to a threesome?

3. What are the cultural stereotypes about pursuing partners, and how does this compare with reality?

4. Explain the common types of accepted public sex activities, as explained by the authors.

5. How does public sex exist in American culture, according to the authors?

6. How do orgy stories benefit different readers, even those who read them with trepidation?

7. Explain what the authors mean by the term 'fluid bonding'.

8. What is the book's position on children in regard to sexual education and behavior?

9. What is a trisexual in the context of the book?

10. Describe how lying, in the context of the book, can tell a lot about a person and what their life is like.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Early in the book, the authors introduce their concept of a "slut" and counter several stereotypical views or associations with the term, as regards both men and women. Compare the authors' ideas with society's general view of the "slut" to answer the question of "Who is an ethical slut?"

Essay Topic 2

Detail and compare different stages of viewing or experiencing (but not participating in) sex that are described in the book, with special consideration of freedom, consent, and buffers.

Essay Topic 3

Examine how promiscuity relates or correlates to contagion in terms of testing, sexual health, and levels or amounts of intimacy with others. Cite support from the book.

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