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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what state does Broome grow up?

2. Where does Broome go to college?

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

4. What stands today where Broome's childhood home used to be?

5. What actually happens to Broome's family after their house is destroyed?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "The Rent," what do Broome's roommates at college confront him about?

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

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

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

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

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

7. What does Broome do in the section "Sandalwood" that he is ashamed of?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Broome explain his conflicted feelings about attending his first Pride parade ever, in Pittsburgh? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

In Part II, what does the behavior of Broome's roommates at college reveal to him about his hopes for escaping bias and stress related to his being gay by leaving his small Ohio hometown? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusion.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay describing the tone and language Broome uses throughout the novel, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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