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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what time of the morning does Matt recall hearing an announcement about 9/11 coming over the loudspeakers at school?
(a) 9.
(b) 5.
(c) 8.
(d) 10.

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

3. How did Matt reply when he was asked by a college friend whether he was gay or not?
(a) He said yes.
(b) He said no.
(c) He said he was bisexual.
(d) He said he did not know.

4. What was the name of Matt's first crush?
(a) Xavier.
(b) Zanzibar.
(c) Zachary.
(d) Zamis.

5. Who was the first Black actress to win an Academy Award for Best Actress?
(a) Oprah Winfrey.
(b) Halle Berry.
(c) Whoopie Goldberg.
(d) Butterfly McQueen.

Short Answer Questions

1. Matt discusses his mother's survival of what type of cancer?

2. How old was Matt when he went off to college?

3. How many times does Matt repeat the phrase "I contemplated whether I would write about you now that you are dead" (210) in Chapter 11: "Boys Will Be Boys"?

4. At times when Matt found himself with few friendships, he found solace in what objects?

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

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