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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act Three: Teenagers.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of school setting is discussed at the beginning of Chapter 4, "Fags Play Football, Too"?
(a) Middle school.
(b) University.
(c) High school.
(d) Elementary school.

2. Matt discusses his mother's survival of what type of cancer?
(a) Brain.
(b) Breast.
(c) Lung.
(d) Liver.

3. Chapter 5: "'Honest Abe' Lied to Me" states that Matt went to elementary school in which New Jersey city?
(a) Sunnydale.
(b) Newark.
(c) Hoboken.
(d) Plainfield.

4. How many other people accompanied Nanny on her long road trip featured in Chapter 6: "You Can't Swim in Cowboy Boots"?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 6.
(d) 5.

5. In which city was Matt's father raised, as revealed in Chapter 8: "Daddy's Second Chance"?
(a) Williamsburg.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) Topeka.
(d) Mobile.

Short Answer Questions

1. During how many years of high school did Matt run track?

2. In which state did Nanny begin the summer road trip described in Chapter 5: "You Can't Swim in Cowboy Boots"?

3. Matt admits that in his adult life, he is teased for his obsession with what kinds of activities?

4. Chapter 9: "Losing Hope" focuses on which member of Matt's family?

5. What was the name of Matt's first crush?

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