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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Ten, 1982-83, It's Going to Be All Right, Dad!.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Mel do immediately upon meeting Tom Montgomery?
(a) Had sex with the man.
(b) Asked Tom to file a lawsuit about gays and the church.
(c) Asked Tom why God would condemn homosexuals.
(d) Encouraged his sister not to marry the man.

2. Who is Mel's second boyhood male crush?
(a) Johnny B.
(b) Arthur B.
(c) Steve J.
(d) John J.

3. What does Mel tell his parents after meeting Tom?
(a) Tom is not the right mate for his sister.
(b) Mel is starting a campaign to keep Christians out of politics.
(c) Mel is leaving the Christian church.
(d) Mel is gay.

4. Whose autobiography does Mel White write?
(a) Billy Graham.
(b) No one's.
(c) Jerry Falwell.
(d) Pat Robertson.

5. What does Mel do in front of Lyla one night after they have a fight?
(a) Calls his psychiatrist.
(b) Tells her he is leaving her.
(c) Attempts to slash his wrists.
(d) Attempts sex with her.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does White take his family in the summer of 1979 for vacation?

2. For what organization does Mel work?

3. What does Mel say about Karen K. in retrospect?

4. What happens to Mel's career during the Seventies?

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

(see the answer key)

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