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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who dies ten years after he kisses Mel?
(a) Mel's best friend in high school.
(b) Mel's second cousin who was gay.
(c) The Roman Catholic priest.
(d) Gordon H.

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

3. When do Mel and Lyla kiss for the first time?
(a) On Lyla's 21st birthday.
(b) On a small boat.
(c) After the marriage ceremony of Lyla's sister.
(d) On Mel's 21st birthday.

4. What happens to Denny while Mel is still in college?
(a) He kills himself.
(b) He dies from complications of an accident.
(c) He drops out of communication with his family.
(d) He goes to Vietnam and is killed.

5. How old is Mel White when he hears a young seminarian preach at a church camp?
(a) 16.
(b) 8.
(c) 12.
(d) 10.

6. What does Ted confess to Mel one night?
(a) He wants a divorce because he's gay.
(b) He is attracted to the minister.
(c) He is thinking of killing himself.
(d) He feels attracted to Mel.

7. For what is Falwell known concerning the Civil Rights Act?
(a) Falwell was neutral on the Civil Rights Act.
(b) Falwell asked his congressman to sponsor the bill.
(c) Falwell circulated a petition for passage of the Act.
(d) Falwell strongly opposed the Civil Rights Act at first.

8. Who is Karl Barth?
(a) A professor in Mel's seminary.
(b) Mel's hero.
(c) A Christian theologian.
(d) Mel's therapist.

9. By whom was a friend of Mel's murdered?
(a) A male prostitute.
(b) A gang.
(c) A policeman.
(d) A member of a biker group.

10. What does the seminarian say about masturbation?
(a) It is always wrong.
(b) It is best to wait until one is married for sexual pleasure.
(c) It is a gift from God.
(d) The preacher does not bring up the topic.

11. What caused Noni's parents to conceive her?
(a) It was an accident.
(b) Her sister Ruth is killed.
(c) Nothing is mentioned pertaining to Noni's birth.
(d) God told them to do so.

12. Whom does Mel meet on his and Lyla's honeymoon?
(a) A blond Greek.
(b) An attractive Frenchman.
(c) An older Irish man.
(d) A friend from junior high school.

13. What does Ted do after he becomes enraged at Mel?
(a) Tells the camp director that Mel tried to force sex.
(b) Calls Lyla and tells her Mel is gay.
(c) Comes after Mel with an ax.
(d) Nothing.

14. How does Mel describe Noni?
(a) As open-minded and accepting.
(b) As shy and insecure.
(c) As outgoing and zealous.
(d) As quiet and humble.

15. How does Mel feel when Lyla asks him to dance?
(a) He has fun.
(b) He feels sinful.
(c) He feels trapped.
(d) He is self conscious.

Short Answer Questions

1. What African-American man does Mel meet in Los Angeles?

2. What does Mel use in order to cure his homosexuality?

3. Where does Mel begin to frequent?

4. Who phoned the camp to have the young seminarian sent home?

5. What is one book Mel writes soon after producing Though I Walk Through the Valley?

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