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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. What acts did Xaviera say she generally avoided when with a customer?
2. Who was Xaviera introduced to by Robin Moore?
3. What heritage did Xaviera say most stockbrokers who saw her were?
4. Who did Xaviera put in charge of collecting bounced checks in "Chapter 14, The Business of Pleasure"?
5. What did Xaviera recount from her life in "Chapter 15, For Pleasure More Than Profit"?
Short Essay Questions
1. What do readers learn about Xaviera's relationships with men in "Chapter 16, Ships in the Night"?
2. What does Xaviera compare and contrast at the end of "The Happy Hooker"?
3. How does Xaviera end "The Happy Hooker"?
4. How does Xaviera describe stockbrokers who had been her clients in "Chapter 11, Different Stroke for Different Folks, or, Wall Street and Me"?
5. Discuss the relationship between Xaviera and Larry Dreyfus that is described in "Chapter 16, Ships in the Night".
6. In "Chapter 12, Whipped (S)cream", what customers does Xaviera describe as being "more interesting" than others?
7. In "Chapter 11, Different Strokes for Different Folks, or, Wall Street and Me", how does Xaviera describe bankers who had been her clients over her time spent as a prostitute?
8. Discuss the types of girls Xaviera says become prostitutes and what type of prostitute she admires in "Chapter 10, The Oldest Profession Updated, or, Behind Open Doors".
9. When Xaviera discusses operating a brothel in "Chapter 14, The Business of Pleasure", what types of things does she discuss that involved running the business?
10. What does Xaviera say about her thoughts on prostitution as a career in "Chapter 10, The Oldest Profession Updated, or, Behind Open Doors"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss Xaviera's relationships throughout the book. How did they compare and contrast with each other? Give examples from the book in order to justify your response.
Essay Topic 2
Throughout "The Happy Hooker," Xaviera shows too much trust in people she barely knows. Discuss the trust that Xaviera had in people that she should have been wary of instead of trustful of. Cite examples in the book in order to support your answer.
Essay Topic 3
In "Chapter 3, South Africa," Xaviera goes home to find her father very ill. So far in the book, Xaviera spoke of the importance of the relationship she had with her father. Discuss Xaviera's reaction to her father's illness and how it affected her emotionally as well as the role it played for her later in life. Cite examples from the book in order to justify your response.
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