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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 get to stay up so late in "A House is Not a Home"?
(a) He has to work.
(b) He is cooking for his parents.
(c) His mother lets him watch Saturday Night Live.
(d) He is studying.

2. What song does Broome's mother sing to try to cheer him up in Part II?
(a) Fever.
(b) This Little Light of Mine.
(c) Like a Rolling Stone.
(d) Spirit in the Sky.

3. What does Broome's new boyfriend basically make him do at the end of "The Key" that Broome dreads?
(a) Dance.
(b) Play basketball in front of him.
(c) Sing for him.
(d) Cook.

4. What does Broome remember his own father often doing to him in childhood that hurt Broome?
(a) Beating him.
(b) Taking him to work with him.
(c) Denying him food.
(d) Tearing his books up.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Broome's father do to Broome's mother when he catches her having an affair?

2. What sport does Broome's brother play and is skilled at?

3. What was the center of life in Broome's house during the time period he examines in "Bee"?

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

5. How is Broome humiliated in front of his new boyfriend in "The Key"?

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