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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Twelve, 1990-91, One Last Year of Silence.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Lyla go to school to earn?
(a) Certification as a dental technician.
(b) A degree in social work.
(c) A degree in nursing.
(d) A degree in education.

3. How does Mel assist right-wing Christian leaders such as Pat Robertson and Jerry Falwell?
(a) By canvassing the gay communities.
(b) Through writing for them.
(c) By doing a film showing the evils of homosexuality.
(d) By helping them with their newsletters.

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

5. What does Mel say his relationship to his father is like when Mel is younger?
(a) He felt afraid of his father.
(b) Close but Mel could not confide in the man.
(c) He felt alienated from his father.
(d) Very close.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What happens to Jeffrey eventually?

3. What does Ted confess to Mel one night?

4. To whom does Mel introduce David?

5. What is the name of the Christian series that Mel created that was quite successful?

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