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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Two, Adolescence—The Ghost of Fear.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Mel say he appears on the outside in high school?
(a) Comical.
(b) Miserable.
(c) Happy.
(d) Serene.

2. How does Mel describe his mother?
(a) She wore the pants in the family.
(b) Strong but passive.
(c) Wise and assertive.
(d) Very religious but tolerant of other beliefs.

3. What is one reason that Mel finds for which Sodom was not destroyed?
(a) Bigotry.
(b) Homosexual acts of its citizens.
(c) An earthquake.
(d) A volcano.

4. Why does Mel feel alienated in high school?
(a) Because his father was a preacher.
(b) Because of his attraction to boys.
(c) Because of his clumsiness.
(d) Because he is shorter than most of the girls.

5. What does Mel not know the origins of?
(a) His desire to excel above everyone else.
(b) His desire to know God.
(c) His self hatred.
(d) His self confidence.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mel now consider his feelings of love for another man?

2. What does Mel pretend when he is younger?

3. What is one of Mel's first homosexual memories?

4. Who is Peter W.?

5. How old is Mel White when he hears a young seminarian preach at a church camp?

(see the answer key)

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