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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 called him ugly to his face.
(c) That a girl in a diner called him gay.
(d) That a girl in a diner threw her food at him.

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

3. 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 prove Broome's masculinity to the group.
(c) To try to impress the teachers.
(d) To try to make Broome leave town.

4. What are the two things in life that Broome says can tell you who you really are?
(a) War and public sex.
(b) Love and death.
(c) Taxes and death.
(d) Hazing and books.

5. Who is Broome's good platonic friend in "Sandalwood"?
(a) Jon.
(b) Elwood.
(c) Michael.
(d) Henry.

6. In Part II, why does Broome think his mother separates from his father?
(a) To save both herself and Broome.
(b) To get remarried.
(c) So she can get another job.
(d) So she can move out of state.

7. What does Broome's friend make him do in Part I in front of other boys?
(a) Dance.
(b) Try to have sex with a girl.
(c) Sing.
(d) Eat dirt.

8. What word does Broome miss in the spelling bee in the section "Bee"?
(a) Habitual.
(b) Arbitrary.
(c) Multiplier.
(d) Foreign.

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

10. What does Broome hope will happen after his house is destroyed?
(a) His grandmother will take in the family.
(b) His parents will get back together.
(c) They will live somewhere much better.
(d) They will move out of state.

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

12. How does Broome's father refer to his mother in "Parental Alienation 101"?
(a) In completely negative terms.
(b) In religious terms.
(c) In glowing terms.
(d) He does not talk about her at all.

13. What kind of jeans does Broome take some pride in wearing in "Sandalwood"?
(a) Bruno Magvli jeans.
(b) Jeans that look like expensive JNCO jeans.
(c) Guess jeans.
(d) Levis jeans.

14. What does Broome's friend do when he fails at the public display the friend tries to set up for Broome in Part I?
(a) Beats him up.
(b) Burns him with a cigarette.
(c) Cuts him with a knife.
(d) Tries to run over him with the car.

15. 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) One Night Only.
(c) The alphabet song.
(d) A popular Broadway show tune.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Broome's father always say a woman's role is?

2. Where does Broome go to college?

3. What is Brian good at in the section "Bee"?

4. What happens to Broome's house in "Parental Alienation101"?

5. Which teacher does Broome have the most troubled relationship with?

(see the answer keys)

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