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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V (Carnival - Tabula Rasa, Pages 197 - 250).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Broome's mother invite over to the house in "A House is Not a Home"?
(a) Her own mother.
(b) Neighbors and friends.
(c) Her boyfriend.
(d) Her sister.

2. Who is the first person Broome remembers having a crush on?
(a) Alex.
(b) Henry.
(c) James.
(d) Corey.

3. Which friends did Broome's mother move with after graduating from high school?
(a) Helen and Hattie.
(b) Ida and Gracie.
(c) Jane and Ida.
(d) Gracie and Jane.

4. What does Broome most remember about his trip to the store with his mother in "Carnival"?
(a) The heartbreaking look she gives him when he asks for the pink shirt.
(b) The way she beat him for asking for the pink shirt.
(c) The way she told him he had to pay for the item himself.
(d) The way she told him reading is bad for him.

5. What painful childhood memory does Broome recall about a girl in a diner in Part II?
(a) That a girl in a diner threw up on him.
(b) That a girl in a diner threw her food at him.
(c) That a girl in a diner called him gay.
(d) That a girl in a diner called him ugly to his face.

Short Answer Questions

1. What basketball reference does Broome make to his new boyfriend in "The Key"?

2. Where is the first gay pride parade Broome attends?

3. Why does Broome's mother's family urge her to get married in "Let the Church Say 'Amen'"?

4. Why does Broome travel to France in Part V?

5. What racist word does the man in Ohio call Broome when he is a youth out on his own in "Gravel"?

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