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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act Two: Family.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Matt eventually realized that Nanny's main purpose for getting him involved in entrepreneurship was so that he would not be what?
(a) Inept.
(b) Alone.
(c) Poor.
(d) Helpless.

2. Matt discusses Hope's experiences with what type of discrimination?
(a) Ethnocentrism.
(b) Racism.
(c) Transphobia.
(d) Sexism.

3. How many hours of community service was Matt required to complete in his ninth grade year?
(a) 50.
(b) 500.
(c) 100.
(d) 250.

4. "Dear Little Brother" is intended to act as an important display of what emotion, according to the memoirist?
(a) Love.
(b) Truth.
(c) Courage.
(d) Loyalty.

5. In which year did Matt's long moratorium on smiles end?
(a) 2015.
(b) 1999.
(c) 2002.
(d) 2006.

Short Answer Questions

1. In which city was Matt's father raised, as revealed in Chapter 8: "Daddy's Second Chance"?

2. In which grade did Matt play the role of Abraham Lincoln in the school play?

3. What injury did Matt incur during his first traumatic incident?

4. Which person is NOT depicted in the photograph included at the end of the book's introduction "Black. Queer. Here."?

5. How many times was Matt struck before he was able to fight back against his attackers?

(see the answer key)

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