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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (A House is Not a Home - The Initiation of Tuan, Pages 149 - 196).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Broome's new boyfriend basically make him do at the end of "The Key" that Broome dreads?
(a) Sing for him.
(b) Cook.
(c) Dance.
(d) Play basketball in front of him.

2. Who was the first man Broome's mother became involved with after moving to the big city after high school?
(a) Jermone Karnis.
(b) William Davis.
(c) Michael Smith.
(d) Jon Henderson.

3. What does Broome prefer to drink at bars that seems to turn some people off?
(a) Wine.
(b) Beer.
(c) Gin and tonics.
(d) Jack Daniel's.

4. What does Broome really like about having a girlfriend?
(a) How they study together.
(b) The social acceptance he feels.
(c) How she helps him with fashion.
(d) How they cook together.

5. In Part II, what does Broome say he learned as a boy detracted from his Blackness?
(a) His bookishness.
(b) His gayness.
(c) His accent.
(d) His shyness.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do most people call Broome's father at the time his parents marry?

2. Why does Broome get to stay up so late in "A House is Not a Home"?

3. Early in Part IV, who does Tuan talk to on the phone on the bus?

4. What drug does Broome start taking regularly in Part II?

5. Who is Broome's good platonic friend in "Sandalwood"?

(see the answer key)

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