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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Twelve, 1990-91, One Last Year of Silence.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. With the advent of what court case does Jerry Falwell enter the political arena?
(a) Roe vs. Wade.
(b) Griswold v. Connecticut.
(c) Brown v. Board of Education.
(d) Title IX.
2. Whom does Mel meet around the end of his senior year in high school?
(a) An openly gay Roman Catholic priest.
(b) A gay college professor.
(c) A gay pastor who is in the closet.
(d) Gordon H.
3. Why does Mel think he was not being unfair to Lyla to marry her?
(a) He does think he is being unfair.
(b) He is forced to such action by a condemning society.
(c) He thinks she is a lesbian and not honest with him.
(d) He honestly loves her.
4. What is ACT-UP?
(a) A group of Christian men against homosexuality.
(b) A group of homosexuals who believe people should stay in the closet.
(c) A group of Christian trying to get an anti-sodomy law re-enacted.
(d) A radical, homosexual advocacy group.
5. What does Mel have to restrain when at camps?
(a) His unspoken questions about religion.
(b) His desire to be physically close to other boys.
(c) His outspoken hatred towards the church.
(d) His desire to be with a girl just to prove his normalcy.
Short Answer Questions
1. What college does Mel attend for his doctorate?
2. What question is Mel afraid to ask?
3. What does the person whom Mel meets at the end of his senior year in high school do when he and Mel are walking to Mel's home one day?
4. Where does Mel meet Lyla Lee?
5. How does Mel describe himself in high school?
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