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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. Who is the young boy's father on the bus on the phone with frequently in Part I?
(a) His own father.
(b) His teacher.
(c) The boy's mother.
(d) His friend.

2. Who does Broome go to one of his first gay socializing establishments with in Part II?
(a) Corey.
(b) Jeremy and Tate.
(c) Henry.
(d) His brother.

3. What word does Broome miss in the spelling bee in the section "Bee"?
(a) Arbitrary.
(b) Foreign.
(c) Habitual.
(d) Multiplier.

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

5. Who gets beaten up on a bus that Broome recalls in Part II from his past?
(a) Broome's father.
(b) Broome himself.
(c) Broome's sister.
(d) Joven.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Bee," how does Broome describe his relationship with his siblings?

2. Where did Broome's father get laid off from in Part I?

3. How does Broome's father refer to his mother in "Parental Alienation 101"?

4. What does Broome remember his own father often doing to him in childhood that hurt Broome?

5. In "Bee," what does Broome think about white kids dating Black kids?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Who does Broome realize he usually calls to help him in disastrous situations, even though he has a fraught relationship with this person?

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

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

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

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

9. In "The Rent," who helps comfort Broome after his disaster at his rental house and what does this person do?

10. How does Broome feel the first time he goes to the Arena Health Club?

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