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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. Where do Gary and White move in 1990?
(a) San Diego.
(b) Laguna Beach.
(c) Monterey.
(d) San Jose.

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

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

4. When do Lyla and Mel file for divorce?
(a) October, 1988.
(b) March, 1986
(c) March, 1985.
(d) June, 1980.

5. What do Falwell and the other evangelists of his ilk continue to do?
(a) Preach that homosexuals should be confined to islands away from others.
(b) Repeat lies, bad Scriptural interpretation, and hate-filled rhetoric.
(c) Try to understand the homosexual community.
(d) Try to get laws passed giving gays some civil rights.

Short Answer Questions

1. What often makes White tearful during the church services?

2. Why does Falwell initially get into politics?

3. What is the purpose of White's "Truth in Love" campaign?

4. Who is Mel White's first client?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How do Mel and Lyla stay connected, and what do Christian leaders say about White's new living situation? What does Lyla say in response to the Christian leaders?

4. How does Tom Montgomery maintain his spirituality despite being angry with the Religious Right?

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

6. What is the Truth in Love campaign?

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

8. What do Lyla and Mel finally do? How do the children respond?

9. Who does White help in the 1970s among the rising Christian political movement?

10. Describe White's first meeting with Gary Nixon.

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