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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 wrong with the apartment of the man Broome goes home with in Part III?
(a) It is filthy.
(b) It smells like chemicals.
(c) It is not really the man's apartment.
(d) The door does not open.

2. What was The Holiday situated between in the section "This Gay Life"?
(a) Two college campuses.
(b) Two car washes.
(c) A laundromat and a video store.
(d) Two libraries.

3. What do most people call Broome's father at the time his parents marry?
(a) Junior.
(b) Low.
(c) Henry.
(d) Skip.

4. What does Broome remember his mother telling him about the dangers of a Black parent showing affection to a child in the Jim Crow south?
(a) It signalled weakness to white people.
(b) It was never, ever done.
(c) It was only done by wealthier Black people.
(d) It was looked down upon.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a major characteristic Broome's mother recalls about her own father?

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

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

4. Which singer does Broome's mother love in Part IV?

5. Who does Broome's mother make friends with in her early days living with Broome's father?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Broome do as a child that his mother is proud of?

2. In "The Key," what happens when Bertrand actually forces Broome to play basketball?

3. In "The Key," what question do prospective partners often ask Broome?

4. What does Broome think about the process of aging?

5. Why does Broome lie about playing basketball to his partner in "The Key"?

6. What television event does Broome's mother get very excited about in "A House is not a Home" ?

7. In "Look Left, Look Right," why is Broome looking to make fast money?

8. What huge lie does Broome's father, Junior, tell his mother?

9. Why does Broome's mother go to church throughout her adult life?

10. In "The Key," how does Broome remember his older brother treating him as a child?

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