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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) Arrogant and proud.
(b) Weightless and important.
(c) Angry and fierce.
(d) Powerful and free.

2. How many other boys jumped rope with the girls at the time when Matt joined the group?
(a) 2.
(b) 0.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.

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

4. Fighting for which part of his identity has always been difficult for Matt?
(a) His blackness.
(b) His youth.
(c) His queerness.
(d) His maleness.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. With which members of Matt's family did he always walk home from school before he was old enough to walk on his own?

3. Besides Matt's use of his own gay lingo, what other aspect of his persona was attacked at an early age?

4. 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?

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

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