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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose poem does Broome begin his book with?
(a) Gwendolyn Brooks's.
(b) bel hooks's.
(c) Paul Henry's.
(d) James Joyce's.

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

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

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

5. What does Broome do in school to try to gain friends?
(a) Dance.
(b) Do people's homework for them.
(c) Give food away.
(d) Steal.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Broome have to sneak in to the school movie in the section "Bee"?

2. What is the name of the town Broome largely grew up in?

3. Who is the first person Broome remembers having a crush on?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Broome often do in middle school that brings him some level of social acceptance?

2. In "The Initiation of Tuan" (pages 1 - 4), what does Broome find familiar about Tuan and his father?

3. What does Broome's mother tell him after the incident at the Red Caboose?

4. What does Broome's father do after his mother separates from her?

5. What does Broome think will happen to his father after the fire?

6. Why does Broome's father like Corey so much in the section titled "Colder"?

7. What happens when Broome tries to get a ride home from the Red Caboose with his friends?

8. How does Broome think Mr. Nye views him?

9. What does the Spelling Bee in the section "Bee" mean to Broome?

10. What does Mr. Nye do to Broome in secret in the section "Bee" and how does Broome react?

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