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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Eight, 1980-81, Facing Reality.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Mel go after he and Lyla become engaged?
(a) To San Francisco to learn more about gay men.
(b) To Washington, D. C. to march for civil rights for blacks.
(c) Back home.
(d) A national church choir tour.

2. How does Howard Rutledge survive a very difficult time?
(a) His faith in God.
(b) Pretending he is straight.
(c) Pretending he is a Christian.
(d) His belief in himself.

3. When does Mel resign his position with Evangelical Covenant Church?
(a) 1983.
(b) 1977.
(c) 1988.
(d) 1972.

4. In what capacity does Mel serve in his high school?
(a) Student body president.
(b) Captain of the football team.
(c) President of the Honor Society.
(d) Captain of the basketball team.

5. What does Mel say to Jeffrey about Jeffrey's feelings of guilt?
(a) His brother made his own choices.
(b) Masturbation is not a sin.
(c) Being gay is acceptable, but Jeffrey needs to be celibate.
(d) If Jeffrey feels strongly about something, he should speak his mind.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Mel say he appears on the outside in high school?

2. What is beginning to bud in the late 1970s in the Christian community?

3. How does Mel describe his mother?

4. What does Mel say his murdered friend preferred to risk rather than share his feelings?

5. What does Mel have to restrain when at camps?

(see the answer key)

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