Stranger at the Gate: To Be Gay and Christian in America Test | Final Test - Easy

Mel White
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 140 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Stranger at the Gate: To Be Gay and Christian in America Test | Final Test - Easy

Mel White
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 140 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With whom does Mel say Lyla becomes a co-conspirator?
(a) Mel's psychiatrist.
(b) David.
(c) Mel's pastor.
(d) Michael.

2. What does Mel say often happens to gay men who stay in the closet?
(a) They become celibate.
(b) They are killed from anonymous sex or AIDS.
(c) They suffer depression.
(d) They commit suicide.

3. What does Mel decide to sacrifice?
(a) All sensual pleasures.
(b) His job.
(c) His writing income.
(d) Nothing.

4. Who calls White and asks him to work on an important book when White is contemplating moving to be with Tom?
(a) Billy Graham.
(b) Pat Robertson.
(c) Jerry Falwell.
(d) Oral Roberts.

5. What does White end forever when he chooses to move?
(a) His relationship with Gary.
(b) His doubts about the gay lifestyle.
(c) His days in the closet.
(d) His insecurity.

6. Who is David?
(a) An elderly, retired Catholic priest.
(b) A young Greek man.
(c) A Spanish-American.
(d) A reformed bookie.

7. With whom does White work on If I Should Die Before I Wake?
(a) Jerry Falwell.
(b) Himself.
(c) Pat Robertson.
(d) Billy Graham.

8. What does White come to believe about his sexual orientation?
(a) It is acceptable as long as he is celibate.
(b) It is acceptable as long as he is in a monogamous, marriage-like relationship.
(c) It is something to celebrate.
(d) It is not God's perfect creation, but it is not condemned.

9. What is one of the first priorities of the Truth in Love campaign?
(a) Getting the spread of AIDS under control.
(b) Filing law suits.
(c) Gathering data.
(d) Holding gays accountable.

10. What does the religious right begin doing concerning homosexuality?
(a) Preaching acceptance.
(b) Admitting that they were wrong.
(c) Making increasingly false and outrageous claims.
(d) Lessening preaching about homosexuality.

11. Who is Tom Montgomery?
(a) Mel's spiritual adviser.
(b) Mel's brother-in-law.
(c) A man Mel meets in a gay bar.
(d) Mel's lawyer.

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

13. What does White say in his letter to Jerry Falwell on December 24, 1991?
(a) White asks Falwell's forgiveness for pretending to be someone White was not.
(b) White asks Falwell to meet with him to talk about Falwell's treatment of homosexuality.
(c) White tells Falwell White is contemplating a lawsuit.
(d) White suggests that Falwell needs counseling.

14. Where does White take his family in the summer of 1979 for vacation?
(a) British Columbia.
(b) Europe.
(c) Hawaii.
(d) The Bahamas.

15. Who is Marty James?
(a) A preacher in Dallas who is against homosexuality.
(b) A young man who kills himself for being gay.
(c) A gay man who advocates isolating AIDS victims.
(d) A gay man in the advanced stages of AIDS.

Short Answer Questions

1. What book does Robertson want Mel's help to write?

2. Why does White feel he needs to fight back against the religious right?

3. Where do Gary and White move in 1990?

4. Where is White interviewed several times when he comes out?

5. What stories does White relate about gays who have tried to be "cured" of homosexuality.

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