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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (A House is Not a Home - The Initiation of Tuan, Pages 149 - 196).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is one major issue Broome's father lies to his mother about early in their marriage?
(a) He says he has no siblings.
(b) He says he cannot eat meat.
(c) He says he has no bank account.
(d) He says he cannot have children.

2. Who narrates the section "Let the church Say 'Amen'"?
(a) Broome's brother.
(b) Broome's father.
(c) Broome's cousin.
(d) Broome's mother.

3. What does Broome's new boyfriend basically make him do at the end of "The Key" that Broome dreads?
(a) Sing for him.
(b) Play basketball in front of him.
(c) Dance.
(d) Cook.

4. What does Broome think cut his father off from everything good in his father's life?
(a) His mental illness.
(b) His drug addiction.
(c) His not being able to read.
(d) His need to be a "man."

5. What is unique about Betrand?
(a) He speaks four languages.
(b) He has a prosthetic leg.
(c) He is a professional musician.
(d) He is an Olympian.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who asks Broome point-blank in school if he is a "faggot"?

2. What does the door person at the new bar Broome goes to in Part III ask him at the door?

3. What does Broome remember his father always wanting Broome to do more of as a child?

4. How is Broome humiliated in front of his new boyfriend in "The Key"?

5. What does Broome's mother say she regrets doing in Part IV?

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