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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mel see as one aspect to many of the right-wing Christian leaders for whom Mel works?
(a) A dark and arrogant aspect.
(b) A willingness to change their ideas.
(c) A confused and fearful aspect.
(d) An inept and bungling aspect.

2. What does Mel say his family could not do?
(a) Meet all his needs.
(b) Accept him.
(c) Protect him.
(d) Give him any insight.

3. How long does Mel's relationship last with David?
(a) 1 year.
(b) 3 years.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 3 months.

4. What is the purpose of White's "Truth in Love" campaign?
(a) To present gays with an alternative to mainstream Christianity.
(b) To bring out other gays.
(c) To effect political pressure on lawmakers.
(d) To war against the religious right.

5. What does White do for Oliver North?
(a) Gives him a reference to Falwell.
(b) Writes speeches for him.
(c) Helps him write his autobiography.
(d) Gives him a large contribution for his legal defense.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Mel do immediately upon meeting Tom Montgomery?

2. What does Mel do in front of Lyla one night after they have a fight?

3. Who is Mel White's first client?

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

5. For what does White praise President Clinton?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Wright find confusing at first when he is at the new cathedral in Dallas?

2. Why does White decide to accept Piazza's offer?

3. Who is David and how does White meet him?

4. What does White say about attempts by gays to become heterosexual?

5. What worries White about the religious right's rhetoric about homosexuality?

6. What was Mel White determined to do after the end of his relationship with Tom?

7. How does White handle his relationship with David as far as Lyla is concerned?

8. What happens one night when White becomes too stressed about his life? What does he do after that?

9. What is the Truth in Love campaign?

10. Where does White take his family in the summer of 1979, and how does he feel about the time spent there with Lyla?

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