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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. Whose symbolic child does Mel consider himself to be?
(a) No particular group.
(b) The Religious Right.
(c) The Hippies of the sixties.
(d) The Radical Left.

2. What word(s) sets Mel to researching the Bible about homosexuality.?
(a) Sodomite.
(b) Unnatural.
(c) Shall not.
(d) Abomination.

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

4. What does Darrel do that made Mel think about the boy obsessively?
(a) Touches Mel while they were swimming.
(b) Says mean things to Mel.
(c) Kisses Mel.
(d) Dances with Mel.

5. Who is Noni?
(a) Mel's sister.
(b) Mel's grandmother.
(c) Mel's mother.
(d) Mel's aunt.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Mel describe himself in high school?

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

3. In what religion was Mel raised?

4. What does Mel worry would happen in the locker room?

5. What does Mel say his relationship to his father is like when Mel is younger?

(see the answer key)

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