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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) Swimming.
(b) School.
(c) Having enough to eat.
(d) Boyhood.

2. Why does Broome's friend try to force him to do something humiliating in front of other boys in Part I?
(a) To get money for himself.
(b) To try to make Broome leave town.
(c) To try to impress the teachers.
(d) To prove Broome's masculinity to the group.

3. When is the first gay pride parade Broome attends?
(a) 1994.
(b) 1992.
(c) 2000.
(d) 2010.

4. Why do Broome's roommates in "The Rent" ask him for a meeting?
(a) They confront him about being gay.
(b) They confront him about his cooking habits.
(c) They confront him about lying about his name.
(d) They confront him about missing rent payments.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Broome's friend make him do in Part I in front of other boys?

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

4. How does Broome's father refer to his mother in "Parental Alienation 101"?

5. When does Broome's father most often come to their house after the divorce in "Parental Alienation 101"?

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