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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 is the name of the town Broome largely grew up in?
(a) Haven.
(b) Henries.
(c) Pleasantville.
(d) Warren.
2. What does Broome do in school to try to gain friends?
(a) Give food away.
(b) Dance.
(c) Steal.
(d) Do people's homework for them.
3. What does Broome's father often do after he splits from Broome's mother?
(a) Take a lot of drugs.
(b) Go to church.
(c) Come to their house to steal food.
(d) Read books about salvation.
4. 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.
5. Where is the first gay pride parade Broome attends?
(a) Pittsburgh.
(b) Atlanta.
(c) Helensville.
(d) Henderson.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who is Broome's childhood "friend" in Part I that Broome's father likes?
2. Who is the boy Broome sees on the bus in Part I traveling with?
3. Where is Broome's town's hottest dance spot for youth?
4. How does Broome describe his parents' relationship in "The Red Caboose"?
5. What does Broome remember his own father often doing to him in childhood that hurt Broome?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Broome do in the section "Sandalwood" that he is ashamed of?
2. What does Broome's father do after his mother separates from her?
3. In "The Initiation of Tuan" (pages 1 - 4), what does Broome find familiar about Tuan and his father?
4. In "Sandalwood," how does Broome feel about his own appearance and appeal?
5. How does Broome feel the first time he goes to the Arena Health Club?
6. What does Corey tell Broome about what Black boys must do in the section "Colder"?
7. How does Broome think Mr. Nye views him?
8. What does Broome think about the reasons his mother told his father to leave?
9. What does Broome often do in middle school that brings him some level of social acceptance?
10. Who does Broome realize he usually calls to help him in disastrous situations, even though he has a fraught relationship with this person?
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