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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Xaviera taken in order to get her case dismissed after her first arrest?
(a) The courthouse.
(b) The administrative office.
(c) A lawyer's office.
(d) Nowhere.

2. How many times did Murray shoot the person that was blackmailing Xaviera?
(a) 6.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 1.

3. What caused the fight that led to Xaviera's incarceration in the Tombs?
(a) Racial tension.
(b) Social status tension.
(c) Anxiety.
(d) Miscommunication.

4. What was Pearl Greenberg's profession?
(a) Writer.
(b) Madam.
(c) Cop.
(d) Lawyer.

5. What kind of camp was Xaviera taken to when her home was invaded while she was growing up?
(a) School camp.
(b) Summer camp.
(c) Day camp.
(d) Concentration camp.

6. What did Murray tell Xaviera about the murders that took place when they met her blackmailers?
(a) They would help her later.
(b) They were an act.
(c) They really happened.
(d) They were necessary.

7. How old was Mona's son, Jonathan, when Xaviera lived with them for a brief period?
(a) Fourteen.
(b) Ten.
(c) Seven.
(d) Three.

8. What type of prostitute was said to be considered low-class in the book?
(a) Floozy.
(b) Streetwalker.
(c) Hooker.
(d) Madam.

9. What was Xaviera's job title?
(a) Master.
(b) Mistress.
(c) Madam.
(d) Ma'am.

10. Who invaded the island that Xaviera and her family lived on when she was young?
(a) The Chinese.
(b) The Americans.
(c) The Germans.
(d) The Japanese.

11. What was the name of the client Xaviera demanded money from after he wrote her a bad check?
(a) Mr. Schwartz.
(b) Mr. John.
(c) Mr. Peckman.
(d) Mr. St. John.

12. Why did Xaviera move her business to a new location?
(a) Her clientele became too large.
(b) The location was in a bad part of town.
(c) Xaviera was tired of the first location.
(d) Her first location was raided by police.

13. How much money did Xaviera typically make per day for her work?
(a) $500-600.
(b) $300-400.
(c) $100-200.
(d) $200-300.

14. Where did Xaviera work at the beginning of the book?
(a) A legal firm.
(b) A doctor's office.
(c) A brothel.
(d) A strip club.

15. How long was Xaviera's trip to San Juan?
(a) 3 weeks.
(b) 1 week.
(c) 3 days.
(d) 2 weeks.

Short Answer Questions

1. When fighting with Carl, what did Rona throw at him?

2. Whose approval of Carl was given when Xaviera went home to meet her family after Carl asked her to marry him?

3. What heritage was Xaviera's mother?

4. What was the name of Xaviera's childhood friend, whom she was obsessed with?

5. During a fight, who told Xaviera they hoped she was deported?

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