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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. What does the young boy on the bus sing over and over in Part I?
(a) A popular Broadway show tune.
(b) A song he makes up on the spot.
(c) The alphabet song.
(d) One Night Only.

2. 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) Tries to run over him with the car.
(b) Cuts him with a knife.
(c) Burns him with a cigarette.
(d) Beats him up.

3. How does Broome afford college tuition?
(a) His grandmother pays for it.
(b) His father leaves him money.
(c) His mother co-signs a loan for him.
(d) He wins the lottery.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the boy Broome sees on the bus in Part I traveling with?

2. How does Broome describe his parents' relationship in "The Red Caboose"?

3. What happens to Broome's relationship with his father after their house is destroyed?

4. What drug does Broome start taking regularly in Part II?

5. How does Broome describe his childhood home in the section titled "The Red Caboose"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Broome think about the reasons his mother told his father to leave?

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

4. Why does Corey want Broome to have sex with a girl in front of other boys in the section "Colder"?

5. How does Broome initially feel about the fire that destroys his family's house?

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

7. What happens with Broome's encounter with the girl he is supposed to have sex with in "Colder"?

8. How does Broome feel about going to his first Pride parade in Pittsburgh?

9. Why does Broome want to go to the Red Caboose so badly?

10. How does the fire that burns Broome's house down start?

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