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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. What type of school was Matt attending when his choice of name became problematic?
(a) International Baccalaureate.
(b) Catholic.
(c) Baptist.
(d) Magnet.

2. What term does Matt use to describe the ways in which he moved back and forth between different groups in his school-age years?
(a) Code-switching.
(b) Negotiating.
(c) Passing.
(d) Posing.

3. In addition to managing a secretarial pool, Matt's mother also ran what type of business?
(a) A tax preparation office.
(b) A bookstore.
(c) A hair salon.
(d) A nail salon.

4. Matt warns the reader that what element can act as "a threat to actual change" (91)?
(a) Sarcasm.
(b) Symbolism.
(c) Appropriation.
(d) Irony.

5. In which grade did Matt begin to jump rope during recess?
(a) 3rd.
(b) 7th.
(c) 1st.
(d) 5th.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the reason why most gay athletes remain closeted, according to Matt?

2. In which month does Black History Month take place?

3. In which grade did Matt play the role of Abraham Lincoln in the school play?

4. How many children were part of the group that ended up attacking Matt, as described in Chapter 1: "Smile"?

5. What sort of expression did Matt's mask of many years display, according to his statement at the end of Chapter 3: "Honeychild"?

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