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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act Four: Friends.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In which state is Matt's hometown of Plainfield located?
(a) Maine.
(b) New Jersey.
(c) Illinois.
(d) Utah.

2. Which of Matt's favorite vices did he begin to limit once his grades began to slip severely?
(a) Coffee.
(b) Tobacco.
(c) Marijuana.
(d) Alcohol.

3. On which Black figure did Matt focus for a project during elementary school?
(a) Malcolm X.
(b) Emmett Till.
(c) Medgar Evers.
(d) Martin Luther King, Jr.

4. Which member of the family at first challenged Hope's decision to go by a new name?
(a) Nanny.
(b) Garrett.
(c) Little Rall.
(d) Rasul.

5. Matt claims that the entire length of his hometown takes about how many minutes to drive?
(a) 2.
(b) 10.
(c) 15.
(d) 5.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many of Matt's cousins taught him how to swim?

2. What type of media is included at the end of Chapter 10: "A Lesson Before Dying"?

3. About how many years younger than Matt was his line brother Kenny?

4. Fighting for which part of his identity has always been difficult for Matt?

5. What distinction does Matt make about the experience of writing Chapter 11: "Boys Will Be Boys" versus other chapters?

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