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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the young boy's father on the bus on the phone with frequently in Part I?
(a) His teacher.
(b) The boy's mother.
(c) His friend.
(d) His own father.

2. When does Broome's father most often come to their house after the divorce in "Parental Alienation 101"?
(a) Never.
(b) During school hours.
(c) When his mother is out.
(d) In the middle of the night.

3. Where did Broome's father get laid off from in Part I?
(a) A fast food job.
(b) A teaching job.
(c) A job as a computer support professional.
(d) A steel mill.

4. Who does Broome meet at his first pride parade who becomes a long-term friend?
(a) Annette.
(b) Gary.
(c) Helen.
(d) Jennifer.

5. What does Broome's friend do when he fails at the public display the friend tries to set up for Broome in Part I?
(a) Cuts him with a knife.
(b) Beats him up.
(c) Tries to run over him with the car.
(d) Burns him with a cigarette.

6. Where does Broome get the diary he uses in "Bee"?
(a) His sister.
(b) His mother.
(c) His best friend.
(d) His father.

7. In Part II, where is one of the first places Broome goes that is specifically meant for gay men to socialize and have sex?
(a) The Hot Spot.
(b) The Jefferson Bridge.
(c) The Arena Health Club.
(d) The Helgrimite.

8. Where does Broome learn everything he every learned about white people?
(a) At college.
(b) From his mother.
(c) From television.
(d) From school.

9. Who is Michael attracted to in "Sandalwood"?
(a) Henry.
(b) Phil.
(c) Jesse.
(d) Greg.

10. What happens to Broome's sister's diary after their house is destroyed?
(a) It is never found.
(b) A bird makes a nest in it.
(c) Neighbor kids find it and read from its charred remains on the bus.
(d) Broome's sister recovers it.

11. What does Broome imagine about Tuan in Part II?
(a) That he is Broome's son.
(b) That he is Broome's brother.
(c) That he is Broome's cousin.
(d) That he is like Broome's father as a boy.

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

13. Which teacher does Broome have the most troubled relationship with?
(a) Mr. Bivi.
(b) Mr. Smith.
(c) Mr. Nye.
(d) Miss Harrison.

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

15. Who is Broome's good platonic friend in "Sandalwood"?
(a) Elwood.
(b) Michael.
(c) Jon.
(d) Henry.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Bee," what does Broome think about white kids dating Black kids?

2. How does Broome get to the nightclub he wants to go to with his friends?

3. What does a teacher paddle Broome for doing in "Bee"?

4. Why does Broome have to sneak in to the school movie in the section "Bee"?

5. What does Broome remember his own father often doing to him in childhood that hurt Broome?

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