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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (A House is Not a Home - The Initiation of Tuan, Pages 149 - 196).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Broome leave his rented accomodation in Part II?
(a) His roommates confront him about being gay.
(b) He can not afford it.
(c) He needs to leave college because of an illness.
(d) He decides to leave college because he misses home.

2. Why does Broome's mother's family urge her to get married in "Let the Church Say 'Amen'"?
(a) She can start her own business if she gets married.
(b) She will be able to go back to school if she gets married.
(c) A good man wants to marry her.
(d) She is pregnant.

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

4. How does Broome's mother feel when she is at home?
(a) As if she is a slave.
(b) Very comfortable and safe.
(c) Not as if she is at home.
(d) Afraid.

5. What does Broome's father always say a woman's role is?
(a) To obey her man.
(b) To go to church.
(c) To work.
(d) To look athletic.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who was the first man Broome's mother became involved with after moving to the big city after high school?

3. How does Broome remember the Black boys at school treating him?

4. What does Broome remember his own father often doing to him in childhood that hurt Broome?

5. Where does Broome go with his new boyfriend for dinner after his humiliating experience in "The Key"?

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