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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. What is Martin Luther King arguing at the time of Lyla and Mel's enrollment in college?
(a) Gays are not born homosexual so they do not deserve civil rights.
(b) Gay rights were as important as other civil rights.
(c) Christians were obligated to fight social evil.
(d) Christians need to stay above the political/social fights.

2. What does Mel have to restrain when at camps?
(a) His desire to be with a girl just to prove his normalcy.
(b) His outspoken hatred towards the church.
(c) His desire to be physically close to other boys.
(d) His unspoken questions about religion.

3. Where does White take his family in the summer of 1979 for vacation?
(a) Hawaii.
(b) Europe.
(c) The Bahamas.
(d) British Columbia.

4. What African-American man does Mel meet in Los Angeles?
(a) Mark.
(b) John.
(c) Herbert.
(d) Peter.

5. What does White not have the ability to do?
(a) Be honest with his congregation about his homosexuality.
(b) Be celibate as far as sex with men.
(c) Leave the church.
(d) Be honest with his wife.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Denny while Mel is still in college?

2. How did Mel view Jerry Falwell when Mel worked with the man?

3. How does Mel describe his father?

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

5. How is Mel able to perform sexually with Lyla?

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