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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 does Broome prefer to drink at bars that seems to turn some people off?
(a) Wine.
(b) Jack Daniel's.
(c) Gin and tonics.
(d) Beer.

2. How does Broome describe his parents' relationship in "The Red Caboose"?
(a) As endlessly angry.
(b) As distant.
(c) As having its ups and downs.
(d) As loving.

3. What song does Broome's mother sing to try to cheer him up in Part II?
(a) Like a Rolling Stone.
(b) Spirit in the Sky.
(c) This Little Light of Mine.
(d) Fever.

4. What do most people call Broome's father at the time his parents marry?
(a) Skip.
(b) Henry.
(c) Junior.
(d) Low.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Broome's mother invite over to the house in "A House is Not a Home"?

2. Why does Broome's mother's family urge her to get married in "Let the Church Say 'Amen'"?

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

4. Where does Broome learn everything he every learned about white people?

5. What does Broome remember dreading in school in "The Key"?

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