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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. Why is Broome's mother disappointed with the singer she hears on television in Part IV?
3. What did Broome's mother's mother work at during her childhood?
4. Early in Part IV, who does Tuan talk to on the phone on the bus?
5. What does Broome remember his father always wanting Broome to do more of as a child?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why did Broome's mother marry his father in the first place?
2. In "Like This," what happens when Broome goes to Pressley's for the first time?
3. What is Broome's mother's and the other women's reaction to seeing Luther Vandross on television?
4. What does Broome notice Tuan's father doing when Tuan starts to cry?
5. What humiliating process does Broome willingly endure in "Look Left, Look Right"?
6. In "Look Left, Look Right," why is Broome looking to make fast money?
7. In "The Key," what question do prospective partners often ask Broome?
8. Why does Broome lie about playing basketball to his partner in "The Key"?
9. Who does a woman on the bus in "The Initiation of Tuan" remind Broome of and why (137-8)?
10. What does Broome think eventually cut his own father off from everything good in his father's life?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Why does Broome feel an immediate link between Tuan, a young Black boy who is a stranger on a bus, and his own childhood? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 2
Why does Broome seem to identify so closely with Tuan, the young Black boy on his bus journey who he revisits throughout the memoir? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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