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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. What does Annette essentially tell Broome about his own father in Part V?
(a) He might want to apologize to Broome.
(b) He could have been worse.
(c) He is likely the victim of abuse himself from a cop.
(d) He was very abusive.

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

3. What basketball reference does Broome make to his new boyfriend in "The Key"?
(a) To a type of shoes he says he likes.
(b) To a type of shot he says he likes.
(c) To an area of the court called the key.
(d) To a famous player.

4. Where does Broome's new boyfriend ask him to meet him for a date outside in "The Key"?
(a) The Bog.
(b) Market Street.
(c) The East Quarter.
(d) Squirrel Hill.

5. What does Broome remember his mother telling him about the dangers of a Black parent showing affection to a child in the Jim Crow south?
(a) It signalled weakness to white people.
(b) It was never, ever done.
(c) It was only done by wealthier Black people.
(d) It was looked down upon.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are Broome's first friends in Pittsburgh?

2. In Part V, what does Tuan's father do to Tuan while he is sleeping?

3. What does the man Broome goes home with in "Like This" ask him right before he leaves?

4. What word does Broome miss in the spelling bee in the section "Bee"?

5. What kind of shoes does Broome tell his prospective partner for the night he is wearing in the section "Like This"?

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