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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. Whose poem does Broome begin his book with?
(a) bel hooks's.
(b) James Joyce's.
(c) Paul Henry's.
(d) Gwendolyn Brooks's.

2. What is Brian good at in the section "Bee"?
(a) Spelling.
(b) Basketball.
(c) Drawing.
(d) Soccer.

3. How does Broome get to the nightclub he wants to go to with his friends?
(a) He gets a ride from a friend.
(b) He takes the bus.
(c) He walks.
(d) He hitchhikes.

4. Who asks Broome point-blank in school if he is a "faggot"?
(a) Corey.
(b) Will.
(c) Glenn.
(d) His brother.

5. What does Broome think about love in relation to Black women in Part III?
(a) For Black women, love is often hard to find.
(b) They are universally loved.
(c) They often wish to have had closer, more loving relationships with their siblings.
(d) Love comes easily in regard to their children.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Broome's father once do in order to avoid having Broome's mother see him in the house?

2. What does the door person at the new bar Broome goes to in Part III ask him at the door?

3. What word does the man Broome goes home with chant to himself repeatedly before Broome leaves in "Like This"?

4. Who is Broome's good platonic friend in "Sandalwood"?

5. What does Broome's father always say a woman's role is?

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