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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. In which grade did Matt's choice of name become problematic?
(a) 9th.
(b) 12th.
(c) 4th.
(d) 6th.

2. At the end of Chapter 2: "Identity," Matt instructs all "Black boys" (51) to take which action?
(a) Think.
(b) Smile.
(c) Act.
(d) Scream.

3. To which gameshow does Matt allude when he discusses playground activities in Chapter 4: "Fags Play Football Too"?
(a) Beat the Clock.
(b) Solitary.
(c) Family Feud.
(d) American Gladiators.

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

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. Who asked Matt to stop saying the word "honeychild" (152) at school?

2. 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?

3. What term does Matt use to describe the ways in which he moved back and forth between different groups in his school-age years?

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

5. What emotion did Matt immediately feel upon being attacked in his youth?

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