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Becoming a Man by Paul Monette
Contributed by: Collier
  • 1. What is the primary genre of Paul Monette's 'Becoming a Man'?
A) Memoir
B) Historical Fiction
C) Mystery Novel
D) Science Fiction
  • 2. What major literary award did 'Becoming a Man' win?
A) Nobel Prize
B) Man Booker Prize
C) Pulitzer Prize
D) National Book Award
  • 3. What is the central theme of 'Becoming a Man'?
A) Career development
B) Travel adventures
C) Political activism
D) Coming to terms with homosexuality
  • 4. How does Monette's writing style in this memoir best described?
A) Mysterious and ambiguous
B) Technical and precise
C) Humorous and satirical
D) Honest and emotional
  • 5. What personal transformation does the title 'Becoming a Man' refer to?
A) Career achievement
B) Embracing authentic self
C) Physical maturation
D) Marriage and family
  • 6. What historical movement influenced Monette's later life?
A) Labor movement
B) Gay rights movement
C) Women's suffrage
D) Civil rights movement
  • 7. What literary tradition does 'Becoming a Man' belong to?
A) Southern Gothic
B) Magical realism
C) Hardboiled detective fiction
D) LGBTQ+ literature
  • 8. What role does education play in Monette's story?
A) Means of escape from family
B) Source of creative inspiration
C) Path to economic success
D) Environment of repression
  • 9. How does Monette address the AIDS crisis in the memoir?
A) As minor background event
B) As personal and political tragedy
C) As government conspiracy
D) As medical mystery
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