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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Four, College—The Ghost of False Hope.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to Jeffrey eventually?
(a) He ends up in the state mental hospital.
(b) He becomes an outspoken advocate for gay rights.
(c) He kills himself.
(d) He becomes a preacher and marries happily.

2. What does Mel say to Jeffrey about Jeffrey's feelings of guilt?
(a) Being gay is acceptable, but Jeffrey needs to be celibate.
(b) If Jeffrey feels strongly about something, he should speak his mind.
(c) Masturbation is not a sin.
(d) His brother made his own choices.

3. When do Mel and Lyla begin dating?
(a) 1952.
(b) 1963.
(c) 1960.
(d) 1958.

4. How does Mel describe his mother?
(a) Very religious but tolerant of other beliefs.
(b) Wise and assertive.
(c) Strong but passive.
(d) She wore the pants in the family.

5. Where does Mel meet Lyla Lee?
(a) Middle school.
(b) High school.
(c) At the roller rink.
(d) A college class.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Mel say he appears on the outside in high school?

2. Who is Peter W.?

3. For what does Jeffrey S. feel guilty?

4. What is Martin Luther King arguing at the time of Lyla and Mel's enrollment in college?

5. What does Mel have to restrain when at camps?

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