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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III (The Initiation of Tuan - The Initiation of Tuan, Pages 102 - 146).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Broome describe his childhood home in the section titled "The Red Caboose"?
(a) As a shack.
(b) As a small, but clean and well-kept, home.
(c) As a palace.
(d) As a nice apartment.

2. How does Broome's father refer to his mother in "Parental Alienation 101"?
(a) In completely negative terms.
(b) He does not talk about her at all.
(c) In glowing terms.
(d) In religious terms.

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

4. Who does a woman in one of the couples on the bus in Part III remind Broome of?
(a) Denise.
(b) His mother.
(c) His sister.
(d) Annette.

5. What does Broome's boyfriend say he does not want to talk about when Broome asks him in "The Key"?
(a) What sports teams he likes.
(b) What he does for a living.
(c) Where he is from.
(d) What languages he speaks.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What are the two things in life that Broome says can tell you who you really are?

3. What does Broome imagine about Tuan in Part II?

4. What does Broome promise himself he will never be to his mother?

5. What kind of shoes does Broome tell his prospective partner for the night he is wearing in the section "Like This"?

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