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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. Who does a woman in one of the couples on the bus in Part III remind Broome of?

2. What does Broome's mother buy one day at the Miracle Mart that goes missing a short while later?

3. What does Broome promise himself he will never be to his mother?

4. Where does Broome's mother move right after graduating from high school?

5. What term does Broome's mother use to refer to the house her father gave her and her husband to live in?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Broome's father do with his mother's book, and why?

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

4. What humiliating process does Broome willingly endure in "Look Left, Look Right"?

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

6. Why is Broome so upset at seeing his mother's reaction to Luther Vandross?

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

8. Why did Broome's mother marry his father in the first place?

9. What does Broome notice Tuan's father doing when Tuan starts to cry?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Broome explain his father's eventual deterioration and his parents' split? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

How does Broome describe his experiences with his first girlfriend? What does he love about being with her, even as they both realize that the sexual part of their relationship is not going to work? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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