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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. How does Broome remember his mother's way of affording clothes for the family as a child?
(a) Only going shopping when there were sales.
(b) Clipping coupons.
(c) Stealing.
(d) Fast-talking the layaway lady.

2. Who gets beaten up on a bus that Broome recalls in Part II from his past?
(a) Broome's father.
(b) Joven.
(c) Broome's sister.
(d) Broome himself.

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

4. What does Broome imagine about Tuan in Part II?
(a) That he is Broome's cousin.
(b) That he is Broome's brother.
(c) That he is like Broome's father as a boy.
(d) That he is Broome's son.

5. What is a major characteristic Broome's mother recalls about her own father?
(a) His generosity.
(b) His stinginess.
(c) His kindness.
(d) His great sense of humor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Broome used to go with his mother and his siblings at night when his father still worked?

2. Who does Broome go home with in the section "Like This"?

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

4. What does Broome's mother say she will know Broome will never do?

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

(see the answer key)

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