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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act Three: Teenagers.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of Matt's very best friend throughout high school?
(a) Miriam.
(b) Manuel.
(c) Janet.
(d) Sally.

2. How old was Matt when one of his cousins molested him?
(a) 17.
(b) 13.
(c) 15.
(d) 14.

3. How many years older than Matt is his older brother G.G.?
(a) 7.
(b) 5.
(c) 9.
(d) 11.

4. 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?
(a) A friend.
(b) A brother.
(c) A boyfriend.
(d) A cousin.

5. During which month of the year did Matt's participation in jumping rope become problematic?
(a) April.
(b) March.
(c) June.
(d) February.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. How many years apart are Matt and his younger brother Garrett?

5. To which school did Matt go after he had graduated from high school?

(see the answer key)

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