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

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

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

4. About how many miles away from Manhattan is Matt's hometown of Plainfield?
(a) 150.
(b) 350.
(c) 30.
(d) 10.

5. Matt states that his hope for the book All Boys Aren't Blue is that it will help "more people find their" (14) what and find "their power to live in that" (14) element of life?
(a) Love.
(b) Compassion.
(c) Truth.
(d) Identity.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of person in Matt's life was Todd, the boy who warned him that there were rumors swirling about his sexuality as a result of his decision to jump rope?

2. In which season of the year did Nanny buy sneakers for Matt's cousins and another type of shoe for him?

3. Which period of the day did Matt spend with the boys before joining the girls for Double Dutch?

4. How many other boys jumped rope with the girls at the time when Matt joined the group?

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?

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