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Part I (Introduction - The Red Caboose, XI - 51)

1. Whose poem does Broome begin his book with?
(a) Paul Henry's.
(b) Gwendolyn Brooks's.
(c) James Joyce's.
(d) bel hooks's.

2. What is the name of the boy Broome sees on his bus ride in Part I?
(a) Jack.
(b) James.
(c) Tuan.
(d) Henry.

3. Who is the boy Broome sees on the bus in Part I traveling with?
(a) His aunt.
(b) His cousin.
(c) His father.
(d) His mother.

4. What does the young boy's father on the bus tell him to stop doing?
(a) Dancing.
(b) Talking to strangers.
(c) Crying.
(d) Eating.

5. Who is Broome's childhood "friend" in Part I that Broome's father likes?
(a) James.
(b) Henry.
(c) Corey.
(d) Jason.

6. What does Broome's friend make him do in Part I in front of other boys?
(a) Try to have sex with a girl.
(b) Dance.
(c) Sing.
(d) Eat dirt.

7. Why does Broome's friend try to force him to do something humiliating in front of other boys in Part I?
(a) To try to impress the teachers.
(b) To get money for himself.
(c) To prove Broome's masculinity to the group.
(d) To try to make Broome leave town.

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