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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V (Carnival - Tabula Rasa, Pages 197 - 250).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What term does Broome's mother use to refer to the house her father gave her and her husband to live in?
(a) A shotgun house.
(b) A hidewaway.
(c) A rover house.
(d) A blinker house.

2. Which singer does Broome's mother love in Part IV?
(a) Michael Jackson.
(b) Bruce Springsteen.
(c) Sting.
(d) Luther Vandross.

3. What kind of shoes does Broome tell his prospective partner for the night he is wearing in the section "Like This"?
(a) Nike.
(b) Skechers.
(c) Florsheim.
(d) Windroms.

4. Who is supposed to meet Tuan and his father downtown after the end of a shift at work?
(a) Tuan's school friend.
(b) Tuan's mother.
(c) Tuan's uncle.
(d) Tuan's father's best friend.

5. Who is Broome's good platonic friend in "Sandalwood"?
(a) Michael.
(b) Elwood.
(c) Jon.
(d) Henry.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Broome's mother return back to the city not long after moving there after high school?

2. What does Tuan do immediately when his father asks him to stop crying in Part III?

3. What does Broome say no one can escape in "This Gay Life"?

4. Who is the first person Broome remembers having a crush on?

5. In Part II, what does Broome say he learned as a boy detracted from his Blackness?

(see the answer key)

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