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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Broome do in school to try to gain friends?
(a) Do people's homework for them.
(b) Give food away.
(c) Steal.
(d) Dance.

2. When does Broome leave college in Part II?
(a) 1988.
(b) 1992.
(c) 1994.
(d) 1996.

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

4. What word does Broome miss in the spelling bee in the section "Bee"?
(a) Habitual.
(b) Multiplier.
(c) Arbitrary.
(d) Foreign.

5. 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 Helgrimite.
(c) The Arena Health Club.
(d) The Jefferson Bridge.

6. In Part II, why does Broome think his mother separates from his father?
(a) So she can get another job.
(b) To save both herself and Broome.
(c) So she can move out of state.
(d) To get remarried.

7. In what state does Broome grow up?
(a) Alabama.
(b) Ohio.
(c) Virginia.
(d) Georgia.

8. Who is the first person Broome remembers having a crush on?
(a) Alex.
(b) James.
(c) Henry.
(d) Corey.

9. In Part II, what does Broome say he learned as a boy detracted from his Blackness?
(a) His bookishness.
(b) His accent.
(c) His gayness.
(d) His shyness.

10. Where is Broome's town's hottest dance spot for youth?
(a) The Blurry Bell.
(b) The Club.
(c) The Holder Place.
(d) The Red Caboose.

11. Why does Broome have to sneak in to the school movie in the section "Bee"?
(a) He does not have enough money for the movie.
(b) He wants to act like he does not really want to see the movie.
(c) He knows his parents will not approve of the movie.
(d) He is afraid of a bully in the audience.

12. Where is the first gay pride parade Broome attends?
(a) Atlanta.
(b) Henderson.
(c) Helensville.
(d) Pittsburgh.

13. What sport does Broome's brother play and is skilled at?
(a) Hockey.
(b) Soccer.
(c) Basketball.
(d) Tennis.

14. What does Broome do in Part II concerning two of his friends that he later feels ashamed of?
(a) Turns them in to the police.
(b) Watches them start to have sex in a car.
(c) Leaves them without a ride home.
(d) Steals from them.

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What stands today where Broome's childhood home used to be?

2. Who does Broome meet at his first pride parade who becomes a long-term friend?

3. How does Broome afford college tuition?

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

5. What painful childhood memory does Broome recall about a girl in a diner in Part II?

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