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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. F.W. Cook Elementary School had posters lining which of its walls?
(a) The cafeteria.
(b) The classrooms.
(c) The library.
(d) The hallways.

2. To which school did Janet go after high school was over?
(a) USC.
(b) Rutgers.
(c) Cornell.
(d) Harvard.

3. Matt feels that he must protect Baby G because "black babies are born into" what "despite any additional marginalizations" (126)?
(a) Stereotypes.
(b) Oppression.
(c) Struggle.
(d) Violence.

4. What was the name of Matt's roommate during his first year of college?
(a) Tiara.
(b) Michelle.
(c) Monique.
(d) Stephanie.

5. With which member of Matt's family did he live during his first year at college?
(a) His uncle.
(b) His brother.
(c) His sister.
(d) His cousin.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom is Matt writing in the piece entitled "Dear Little Brother" at the start of Act Two: Family?

2. During which month of the year did Matt's participation in jumping rope become problematic?

3. Which person at the graduation ceremony depicted in Chapter 13: Setting Myself Up Free or Setting Myself Up? called out the names of deceased rappers?

4. In which city was Matt's father raised, as revealed in Chapter 8: "Daddy's Second Chance"?

5. In Chapter 10: "A Lesson Before Dying," Matt discusses an episode from how many years before?

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