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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. What does Tuan do immediately when his father asks him to stop crying in Part III?

2. What does Broome's new boyfriend basically make him do at the end of "The Key" that Broome dreads?

3. What does Broome think cut his father off from everything good in his father's life?

4. How is Broome humiliated in front of his new boyfriend in "The Key"?

5. Which aunt of Broome's mother helps Broome's mother help her?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does a woman on the bus in "The Initiation of Tuan" remind Broome of and why (137-8)?

2. What does Broome think he has done with Black women throughout his life?

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

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

5. What does Broome think eventually cut his own father off from everything good in his father's life?

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

7. In "Like This," what happens when Broome goes to Pressley's for the first time?

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

9. In "Game Theory," what does Broome like about having a girlfriend?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Although Broome is very critical of his father's choices and actions, in the acknowledgements he thanks his father "who taught me many lessons he didn't even know he was teaching" (250). Write an essay exploring why you think Broome thanks his father in this way despite his earlier, sharp criticisms of his father.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

What does Broome's mother tell him after the incident at the Red Caboose in Part I about white people's attitudes towards him, and does he agree or disagree with her perceptions? Why? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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