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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 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 knows his parents will not approve of the movie.

2. What is the name of the town Broome largely grew up in?
(a) Pleasantville.
(b) Haven.
(c) Warren.
(d) Henries.

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

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

5. What stands today where Broome's childhood home used to be?
(a) It is a barren spot.
(b) A convenience store.
(c) A new house.
(d) A church.

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

7. 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 make Broome leave town.
(b) To prove Broome's masculinity to the group.
(c) To try to impress the teachers.
(d) To get money for himself.

8. When does Broome's father most often come to their house after the divorce in "Parental Alienation 101"?
(a) Never.
(b) In the middle of the night.
(c) When his mother is out.
(d) During school hours.

9. What does Broome remember his own father often doing to him in childhood that hurt Broome?
(a) Taking him to work with him.
(b) Beating him.
(c) Tearing his books up.
(d) Denying him food.

10. What painful childhood memory does Broome recall about a girl in a diner in Part II?
(a) That a girl in a diner called him ugly to his face.
(b) That a girl in a diner called him gay.
(c) That a girl in a diner threw her food at him.
(d) That a girl in a diner threw up on him.

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

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

13. 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) Watches them start to have sex in a car.
(c) Leaves them without a ride home.
(d) Steals from them.

14. What does Broome's father once do in order to avoid having Broome's mother see him in the house?
(a) Jumps out the window.
(b) Hides under the bed.
(c) Hides in the closet.
(d) Throws a blanket over himself.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Broome's friend do when he fails at the public display the friend tries to set up for Broome in Part I?

4. In Part II, where is one of the first places Broome goes that is specifically meant for gay men to socialize and have sex?

5. What happens when it is time to come home from the night club in Part I for Broome?

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