This Is How It Always Is Quiz

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How do the majority of Poppy’s classmates react to her return from Thailand? (from Part IV, Ever – After)

They flock to her and ask her to dance.

They continue to bully her about her body.

They treat her the same way they did before she was outed.

They are afraid to speak to her because they are so ashamed of themselves for making fun of her.

What is the outcome of the journaling exercise Mr. Tongo assigns Penn and Rosie after their first appointment with him? (from Part I, Maybe – Invention)

They realize that not only Claude, but also Rigel and Orion, mostly engage in female behavior.

They are puzzled that Claude continues to exhibit mostly male behavior.

They categorize most of Claude’s behavior as female.

They realize that it is futile to categorize male and female behaviors.

When asked why she keeps having children, which is NOT one of the reasons Rosie ponders? (from Part I, Once Upon a Time, Claude Was Born)

Rosie and Penn like babies.

The desire to become more accepted by the community.

The desire to bring back her deceased sister by having a daughter.

The more children she has, the less likely she is to suffer catastrophic loss.

What is revealed about the witch in the final chapter of Penn’s fairy tale? (from Part IV, Ever – After)

She is transgender.

She uses the night fairy hair to relieve her arthritis pain.

She does not possess any real magic.

She and Princess Stephanie are part of the same entity.

When deciding to move her family, what does Rosie hope will make the community in Seattle different from the community in Madison? (from Part I, Naming Rights – Mapping)

They will embrace Poppy’s gender difference rather than merely tolerating it.

Their ignorance of Poppy’s history as Claude will provide the family with an opportunity to pretend that Poppy is not transgender.

They will respect the family’s desire for privacy and isolation, and ignore the fact that Poppy is transgender.

She does not expect the community at large to react to Poppy much differently than they did in Madison, but thinks it will be easier for Poppy to meet other transgender children there.