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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Twelve, 1990-91, One Last Year of Silence.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Peter W.?
(a) Mel's first real lover.
(b) The third male that Mel has a crush on when younger.
(c) The author of a book about the sexual ways men get together.
(d) Mel's pastor who excoriates Mel for Mel's revelations.

2. Who is R. J. Rushdoony?
(a) A strong gay rights advocate.
(b) A Christian reconstructionist.
(c) A Jewish theologian.
(d) A gay psychiatrist.

3. To what group does White see some parallels to the religious right?
(a) Nazis.
(b) Skinheads.
(c) Terrorists.
(d) Puritans.

4. How does Mel describe himself in high school?
(a) Short, dark haired, and gifted.
(b) Tall, blond, and gifted.
(c) Short, blond, and gifted.
(d) Tall, dark haired, and clumsy.

5. Whom does Mel meet on his and Lyla's honeymoon?
(a) An attractive Frenchman.
(b) An older Irish man.
(c) A blond Greek.
(d) A friend from junior high school.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Mel attend seminary?

2. What two evangelists seem to be opposites in personality according to White?

3. What do many counselors encourage Mel and Lyla to do?

4. When does Mel's attraction to men finally lessen?

5. What does Mel use in order to cure his homosexuality?

(see the answer key)

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