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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. With what legal name was Hope born, according to Matt?
(a) George.
(b) Michael.
(c) Jermaine.
(d) Lamar.

3. Near the end of the piece called "Dear Little Brother," Matt uses the second person point of view to say, "Just remember that you will always be my first" (126) what?
(a) Friend.
(b) Baby.
(c) Brother.
(d) Sibling.

4. Matt discusses his mother's survival of what type of cancer?
(a) Breast.
(b) Lung.
(c) Liver.
(d) Brain.

5. Besides Matt's use of his own gay lingo, what other aspect of his persona was attacked at an early age?
(a) His laugh.
(b) His walk.
(c) His smile.
(d) His hair.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which person does Matt thank for "always reassuring [him] that he was perfectly made for this journey" (180)?

2. To whom is Matt writing in the piece entitled "Dear Little Brother" at the start of Act Two: Family?

3. 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?

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

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

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