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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 hope will happen after his house is destroyed?
(a) They will move out of state.
(b) His parents will get back together.
(c) His grandmother will take in the family.
(d) They will live somewhere much better.

2. What word does Broome miss in the spelling bee in the section "Bee"?
(a) Arbitrary.
(b) Foreign.
(c) Multiplier.
(d) Habitual.

3. What happens to Broome's relationship with his father after their house is destroyed?
(a) His father dies very shortly afterwards.
(b) They become much closer.
(c) His father at least tries to be present afterwards.
(d) He does not see his father much after that.

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

5. What kind of jeans does Broome take some pride in wearing in "Sandalwood"?
(a) Jeans that look like expensive JNCO jeans.
(b) Levis jeans.
(c) Bruno Magvli jeans.
(d) Guess jeans.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Broome describe his childhood home in the section titled "The Red Caboose"?

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

3. Who is the young boy's father on the bus on the phone with frequently in Part I?

4. Who is Broome's childhood "friend" in Part I that Broome's father likes?

5. What painful childhood memory does Broome recall about a girl in a diner in Part II?

(see the answer key)

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