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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The unnamed cousin who molested Matt was the first of Nanny's grandchildren to take what action?
(a) Have a child.
(b) Buy a house.
(c) Graduate from high school.
(d) Die.

2. How old was Matt when he was instructed to stop using the term "honeychild" (52)?
(a) 6.
(b) 13.
(c) 8.
(d) 14.

3. In which state did Nanny begin the summer road trip described in Chapter 5: "You Can't Swim in Cowboy Boots"?
(a) New York.
(b) Florida.
(c) Alabama.
(d) New Jersey.

4. What emotion did Matt immediately feel upon being attacked in his youth?
(a) Rage.
(b) Shame.
(c) Fear.
(d) Regret.

5. For how many years had one of Matt's family members been attending college by the time he went there as well?
(a) 1.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

Short Answer Questions

1. Matt discusses his mother's survival of what type of cancer?

2. What was the name of Matt's first crush?

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?

4. What term does Matt use to describe the ways in which he moved back and forth between different groups in his school-age years?

5. At the end of Chapter 2: "Identity," Matt instructs all "Black boys" (51) to take which action?

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