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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act One: A Different Kid, Chapters 4-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Matt admits that in his adult life, he is teased for his obsession with what kinds of activities?
(a) Academics.
(b) Sports.
(c) Volunteering.
(d) Sweepstakes.

2. Fighting for which part of his identity has always been difficult for Matt?
(a) His youth.
(b) His maleness.
(c) His queerness.
(d) His blackness.

3. Who asked Matt to stop saying the word "honeychild" (152) at school?
(a) His mother.
(b) Nanny.
(c) Little Rall.
(d) Rasul.

4. What injury did Matt incur during his first traumatic incident?
(a) He got his leg broken.
(b) He got his teeth kicked out.
(c) He got his skull split open.
(d) He incurred road rash.

5. In which grade did Matt play the role of Abraham Lincoln in the school play?
(a) 1st.
(b) 3rd.
(c) 5th.
(d) 2nd.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Who was the first Black actress to win an Academy Award for Best Actress?

3. The photograph included at the end of Chapter 6: "You Can't Swim in Cowboy Boots" depicts Matt's family member being sworn in as which rank of police officer?

4. Matt asserts in Chapter 4: "Fags Play Football Too" that "Homophobia denies queer people" (73) which element of life?

5. With which members of Matt's family did he always walk home from school before he was old enough to walk on his own?

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