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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. 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) Sergeant.
(d) Corporal.

2. How many of Matt's cousins taught him how to swim?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 6.
(d) 3.

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 bit.
(d) He spat.

4. With which American tradition does Matt find fault in the introduction, "Black. Queer. Here." (1)?
(a) The gender reveal party.
(b) The bar mitzvah.
(c) The baby shower.
(d) The Sweet 16 birthday party.

5. Which person is NOT depicted in the photograph included at the end of the book's introduction "Black. Queer. Here."?
(a) Garrett.
(b) Nanny.
(c) Matt.
(d) Matt's mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. Matt warns the reader that what element can act as "a threat to actual change" (91)?

2. Where did Nanny take Matt and his cousins the day after buying them new shoes?

3. Matt asserts that Black children in the United States drown at what rate, compared with white children?

4. What was the additional sports option for students who did not want to play football, according to Matt?

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

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