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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act Two: Family.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What sort of action did Matt take once he was able to fight back against his attackers?
(a) He spat.
(b) He punched.
(c) He kicked.
(d) He bit.

2. How many children were part of the group that ended up attacking Matt, as described in Chapter 1: "Smile"?
(a) 6.
(b) 12.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

3. How many hours of community service was Matt required to complete in his ninth grade year?
(a) 50.
(b) 100.
(c) 500.
(d) 250.

4. In which year did Matt's long moratorium on smiles end?
(a) 1999.
(b) 2015.
(c) 2006.
(d) 2002.

5. The incident involving Matt's use of the word "honeychild" (52) taught him that what location was the only safe place for him to be himself?
(a) At Nanny's house.
(b) At school.
(c) In his imagination.
(d) At his parents' house.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of school setting is discussed at the beginning of Chapter 4, "Fags Play Football, Too"?

2. What injury did Matt incur during his first traumatic incident?

3. Matt states that the recent birth of whose first son has affected his life and the life of the baby's father?

4. Which member of Matt's family is central to the photograph presented at the end of Chapter 6: "You Can't Swim in Cowboy Boots"?

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

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