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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 sort of job did Matt's father hold throughout Matt's youth?
(a) Accountant.
(b) Police officer.
(c) Teacher.
(d) Pet shop owner.

2. 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?
(a) Major.
(b) Deputy.
(c) Corporal.
(d) Sergeant.

3. In which season of the year did Nanny buy sneakers for Matt's cousins and another type of shoe for him?
(a) Winter.
(b) Summer.
(c) Fall.
(d) Spring.

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

5. In which state is Matt's hometown of Plainfield located?
(a) Maine.
(b) Utah.
(c) Illinois.
(d) New Jersey.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many of Matt's cousins taught him how to swim?

2. Which member of Matt's family lived through brain aneurysm surgery, causing Matt to begin to smile again?

3. Matt admits that in his adult life, he is teased for his obsession with what kinds of activities?

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

5. When Matt's cousins all bought sneakers on a shopping trip with Nanny, what did Matt buy instead?

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