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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Broome's mother grow up as a child?
(a) Georgia.
(b) Alabama.
(c) Virginia.
(d) Texas.

2. What kind of shoes does Broome tell his prospective partner for the night he is wearing in the section "Like This"?
(a) Florsheim.
(b) Nike.
(c) Skechers.
(d) Windroms.

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

4. Who was the first man Broome's mother became involved with after moving to the big city after high school?
(a) Michael Smith.
(b) Jermone Karnis.
(c) William Davis.
(d) Jon Henderson.

5. How does Broome's mother feel when she is at home?
(a) Afraid.
(b) Not as if she is at home.
(c) Very comfortable and safe.
(d) As if she is a slave.

6. Who does Broome's mother invite over to the house in "A House is Not a Home"?
(a) Her boyfriend.
(b) Neighbors and friends.
(c) Her own mother.
(d) Her sister.

7. Who does Tuan's father repeatedly talk to on the phone in Part III?
(a) His own mother.
(b) Tuan's sister.
(c) Tuan's mother.
(d) His own father.

8. What does Broome's mother say she will know Broome will never do?
(a) Disappoint her.
(b) Leave her.
(c) Become independent.
(d) Make her happy.

9. What does Broome remember his father always wanting Broome to do more of as a child?
(a) Shop.
(b) Play sports.
(c) Cook.
(d) Work.

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

11. Why does Broome's mother's family urge her to get married in "Let the Church Say 'Amen'"?
(a) A good man wants to marry her.
(b) She can start her own business if she gets married.
(c) She is pregnant.
(d) She will be able to go back to school if she gets married.

12. What does Broome say no one can escape in "This Gay Life"?
(a) Being abandoned by friends.
(b) The scars of one's family.
(c) Fate.
(d) The ravages of age.

13. What does Broome's mother like to hear him do in "Let the Church Say 'Amen'"?
(a) Sing.
(b) Play guitar.
(c) Praise her.
(d) Read aloud.

14. What does Broome's new boyfriend basically make him do at the end of "The Key" that Broome dreads?
(a) Dance.
(b) Cook.
(c) Play basketball in front of him.
(d) Sing for him.

15. Who does Broome write that he has laid his problems too often at the feet of?
(a) His sister.
(b) His best friends.
(c) His brother.
(d) Black women.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sport does Broome recall his father playing often in Part III?

2. What did Broome's mother's mother work at during her childhood?

3. Why is Broome's mother disappointed with the singer she hears on television in Part IV?

4. Who is smitten with Broome because he thinks Broome plays basketball?

5. Who asks Broome point-blank in school if he is a "faggot"?

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