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

2. How does Matt recall feeling when he used the word "honeychild" (152) at school?
(a) Weightless and important.
(b) Arrogant and proud.
(c) Powerful and free.
(d) Angry and fierce.

3. Students eschewing both sports on offer would take part in what type of activity on the playground?
(a) Running obstacle courses.
(b) Playing Duck Duck Goose.
(c) Building forts.
(d) Playing tag.

4. Which person is NOT depicted in the photograph included at the end of the book's introduction "Black. Queer. Here."?
(a) Matt.
(b) Nanny.
(c) Garrett.
(d) Matt's mother.

5. In the summer of which year did Nanny take Matt and his cousins on a long road trip?
(a) 1985.
(b) 1993.
(c) 1990.
(d) 1997.

Short Answer Questions

1. On which Black figure did Matt focus for a project during elementary school?

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

3. How did Matt feel about football very early on in his life?

4. 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?

5. How many times was Matt struck before he was able to fight back against his attackers?

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