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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (The Initiation of Tuan - Sandalwood, Pages 50 - 101).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Broome write that Black boys do not get to enjoy for long?
(a) Having enough to eat.
(b) School.
(c) Swimming.
(d) Boyhood.

2. What does Broome imagine about Tuan in Part II?
(a) That he is Broome's cousin.
(b) That he is Broome's brother.
(c) That he is like Broome's father as a boy.
(d) That he is Broome's son.

3. In "Bee," how does Broome describe his relationship with his siblings?
(a) He is friends with his brother, but not his sister.
(b) They are not friends any longer.
(c) He does not have any siblings.
(d) They are great friends.

4. What song does Broome's mother sing to try to cheer him up in Part II?
(a) Spirit in the Sky.
(b) Fever.
(c) This Little Light of Mine.
(d) Like a Rolling Stone.

5. What happens when it is time to come home from the night club in Part I for Broome?
(a) None of his friends' parents want to give him a ride.
(b) His friend accuses him of stealing his money.
(c) He breaks his leg.
(d) He almost gets hit by a car.

Short Answer Questions

1. What actually happens to Broome's family after their house is destroyed?

2. What does Broome's father often do after he splits from Broome's mother?

3. Who does Broome call to come pick him up from college?

4. Where does Broome go to college?

5. In Part II, why does Broome think his mother separates from his father?

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