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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Broome write that Black boys do not get to enjoy for long?
(a) Swimming.
(b) Boyhood.
(c) School.
(d) Having enough to eat.

2. How does Broome afford college tuition?
(a) His mother co-signs a loan for him.
(b) His father leaves him money.
(c) His grandmother pays for it.
(d) He wins the lottery.

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

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

5. When does Broome leave college in Part II?
(a) 1992.
(b) 1994.
(c) 1988.
(d) 1996.

6. Who is Broome's co-worker in Part II that provides emotional support for him?
(a) Mary.
(b) Helen.
(c) Denise.
(d) Chandra.

7. In "Bee," what does Broome think about white kids dating Black kids?
(a) He thinks it is fine.
(b) He does not think it is what God intended.
(c) He does not really have an opinion about it.
(d) He thinks it is fine, but he knows his grandmother disapproves.

8. In Part II, where is one of the first places Broome goes that is specifically meant for gay men to socialize and have sex?
(a) The Arena Health Club.
(b) The Hot Spot.
(c) The Helgrimite.
(d) The Jefferson Bridge.

9. Who is Broome's childhood "friend" in Part I that Broome's father likes?
(a) Henry.
(b) Corey.
(c) James.
(d) Jason.

10. Who does Broome call to come pick him up from college?
(a) His mother.
(b) His best friend.
(c) His brother.
(d) His father.

11. Why does Broome have to sneak in to the school movie in the section "Bee"?
(a) He knows his parents will not approve of the movie.
(b) He does not have enough money for the movie.
(c) He wants to act like he does not really want to see the movie.
(d) He is afraid of a bully in the audience.

12. Why does Broome's friend try to force him to do something humiliating in front of other boys in Part I?
(a) To try to impress the teachers.
(b) To get money for himself.
(c) To prove Broome's masculinity to the group.
(d) To try to make Broome leave town.

13. What does the young boy on the bus sing over and over in Part I?
(a) A song he makes up on the spot.
(b) A popular Broadway show tune.
(c) The alphabet song.
(d) One Night Only.

14. How does Broome describe his childhood home in the section titled "The Red Caboose"?
(a) As a palace.
(b) As a small, but clean and well-kept, home.
(c) As a shack.
(d) As a nice apartment.

15. What does Broome do in Part II concerning two of his friends that he later feels ashamed of?
(a) Turns them in to the police.
(b) Leaves them without a ride home.
(c) Steals from them.
(d) Watches them start to have sex in a car.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who gets beaten up on a bus that Broome recalls in Part II from his past?

2. Who does Broome meet at his first pride parade who becomes a long-term friend?

3. Where does Broome learn everything he every learned about white people?

4. Where does Broome get the diary he uses in "Bee"?

5. What does a teacher paddle Broome for doing in "Bee"?

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