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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Eleven, 1984-90, Giving Up the Ghost.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For what does Martin Luther King criticize Christian churches?
(a) Dragging their feet when it comes to social justice.
(b) Condemning homosexuals.
(c) Enjoying the riches of an unequal society.
(d) Promoting the status quo.

2. When do Lyla and Mel decide to separate?
(a) September, 1982.
(b) June, 1983.
(c) August, 1984.
(d) June, 1985.

3. What does Mel say often happens to gay men who stay in the closet?
(a) They suffer depression.
(b) They commit suicide.
(c) They are killed from anonymous sex or AIDS.
(d) They become celibate.

4. What happens to Jeffrey eventually?
(a) He becomes an outspoken advocate for gay rights.
(b) He kills himself.
(c) He becomes a preacher and marries happily.
(d) He ends up in the state mental hospital.

5. When do Mel and Lyla kiss for the first time?
(a) On a small boat.
(b) On Lyla's 21st birthday.
(c) After the marriage ceremony of Lyla's sister.
(d) On Mel's 21st birthday.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Mel meet Gary Nixon?

2. What does Mel say to Jeffrey about Jeffrey's feelings of guilt?

3. How do Mel and Lyla's children respond to the divorce?

4. When do Lyla and Mel file for divorce?

5. What evangelist goes to jail before White can help the evangelist write a book?

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