Punch Me Up to the Gods: A Memoir Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Brian Broome
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Punch Me Up to the Gods: A Memoir Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In "Bee," how does Broome describe his relationship with his siblings?
(a) They are great friends.
(b) He is friends with his brother, but not his sister.
(c) He does not have any siblings.
(d) They are not friends any longer.

3. What does Broome's father always say a woman's role is?
(a) To look athletic.
(b) To work.
(c) To go to church.
(d) To obey her man.

4. Why do Broome's roommates in "The Rent" ask him for a meeting?
(a) They confront him about his cooking habits.
(b) They confront him about missing rent payments.
(c) They confront him about lying about his name.
(d) They confront him about being gay.

5. In Part II, what does Broome say he learned as a boy detracted from his Blackness?
(a) His accent.
(b) His gayness.
(c) His shyness.
(d) His bookishness.

6. In what state does Broome grow up?
(a) Georgia.
(b) Alabama.
(c) Ohio.
(d) Virginia.

7. What does the young boy's father on the bus tell him to stop doing?
(a) Crying.
(b) Talking to strangers.
(c) Eating.
(d) Dancing.

8. What was the center of life in Broome's house during the time period he examines in "Bee"?
(a) The television.
(b) The record player.
(c) The stove.
(d) The bookshelves.

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

10. Where did Broome used to go with his mother and his siblings at night when his father still worked?
(a) To pick up his father from the steel mill.
(b) To Burger King.
(c) To Church.
(d) To a big-box store.

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

12. Who is the boy Broome sees on the bus in Part I traveling with?
(a) His mother.
(b) His father.
(c) His aunt.
(d) His cousin.

13. 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 Jefferson Bridge.
(c) The Hot Spot.
(d) The Helgrimite.

14. Who is Michael attracted to in "Sandalwood"?
(a) Greg.
(b) Phil.
(c) Henry.
(d) Jesse.

15. Where did Broome's father get laid off from in Part I?
(a) A job as a computer support professional.
(b) A fast food job.
(c) A steel mill.
(d) A teaching job.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Broome do in school to try to gain friends?

2. What does Broome do in Part II concerning two of his friends that he later feels ashamed of?

3. What was Broome's favorite fish of the fish he got with his father?

4. When is the first gay pride parade Broome attends?

5. What happens to Broome's sister's diary after their house is destroyed?

(see the answer keys)

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