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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Game Theory," what does Broome's girlfriend ask him to take off during sex?
(a) His glasses.
(b) His shirt.
(c) His socks.
(d) His boots.

2. What is wrong with the apartment of the man Broome goes home with in Part III?
(a) It is not really the man's apartment.
(b) It is filthy.
(c) It smells like chemicals.
(d) The door does not open.

3. Who does Broome's mother invite over to the house in "A House is Not a Home"?
(a) Her sister.
(b) Her boyfriend.
(c) Her own mother.
(d) Neighbors and friends.

4. 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 drug addiction.
(c) His need to be a "man."
(d) His mental illness.

5. How does Broome remember the Black boys at school treating him?
(a) They only liked him for how well he played sports.
(b) They hated him.
(c) They liked him and often invited him out.
(d) They ignored him.

6. Who was the first man Broome's mother became involved with after moving to the big city after high school?
(a) William Davis.
(b) Jermone Karnis.
(c) Michael Smith.
(d) Jon Henderson.

7. What was The Holiday situated between in the section "This Gay Life"?
(a) A laundromat and a video store.
(b) Two college campuses.
(c) Two car washes.
(d) Two libraries.

8. Where does Broome's mother move right after graduating from high school?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Atlanta.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) Dayton.

9. How does Broome's mother feel when she is at home?
(a) As if she is a slave.
(b) Very comfortable and safe.
(c) Afraid.
(d) Not as if she is at home.

10. What did Broome's mother always want to be?
(a) A nurse.
(b) A teacher.
(c) A lawyer.
(d) A doctor.

11. Who is supposed to meet Tuan and his father downtown after the end of a shift at work?
(a) Tuan's uncle.
(b) Tuan's school friend.
(c) Tuan's mother.
(d) Tuan's father's best friend.

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

13. Where do a lot of white people get on the bus in Part III that Broome notices?
(a) Leeksville.
(b) The Bar Quarter.
(c) Henderson.
(d) Squirrel Hill.

14. What is a major characteristic Broome's mother recalls about her own father?
(a) His great sense of humor.
(b) His generosity.
(c) His kindness.
(d) His stinginess.

15. What does Broome remember his father always wanting Broome to do more of as a child?
(a) Work.
(b) Cook.
(c) Play sports.
(d) Shop.

Short Answer Questions

1. Early in Part IV, who does Tuan talk to on the phone on the bus?

2. What does Broome say no one can escape in "This Gay Life"?

3. What does Broome's father not like his mother doing in "Let the Church Say 'Amen'"?

4. Which aunt of Broome's mother helps Broome's mother help her?

5. Why does Broome get to stay up so late in "A House is Not a Home"?

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