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1. Whose poem does Broome begin his book with?

Gwendolyn Brooks's.

2. What is the name of the boy Broome sees on his bus ride in Part I?

Tuan.

3. Who is the boy Broome sees on the bus in Part I traveling with?

His father.

4. What does the young boy's father on the bus tell him to stop doing?

Crying.

5. Who is Broome's childhood "friend" in Part I that Broome's father likes?

Corey.

6. What does Broome's friend make him do in Part I in front of other boys?

Try to have sex with a girl.

7. Why does Broome's friend try to force him to do something humiliating in front of other boys in Part I?

To prove Broome's masculinity to the group.

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