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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 2: "Identity," Matt instructs all "Black boys" (51) to take which action?
(a) Think.
(b) Scream.
(c) Smile.
(d) Act.

2. In which grade did Matt begin to jump rope during recess?
(a) 7th.
(b) 3rd.
(c) 1st.
(d) 5th.

3. What type of school was Matt attending when his choice of name became problematic?
(a) International Baccalaureate.
(b) Catholic.
(c) Magnet.
(d) Baptist.

4. Matt suggests in the text's introduction that homophobia is driven by the fear of losing what?
(a) Respect.
(b) Money.
(c) Moral codes.
(d) Power.

5. How many children were part of the group that ended up attacking Matt, as described in Chapter 1: "Smile"?
(a) 6.
(b) 3.
(c) 12.
(d) 4.

6. In which state was Nanny's birthplace of Spartanburg located?
(a) Georgia.
(b) Florida.
(c) Alabama.
(d) South Carolina.

7. In which grade did Matt's choice of name become problematic?
(a) 12th.
(b) 4th.
(c) 9th.
(d) 6th.

8. Which member of Matt's family rushed to the waiting room to mistakenly announce that Matt's mother had given birth to a girl?
(a) Grandmother.
(b) Father.
(c) Aunt.
(d) Sister.

9. How many of Matt's cousins taught him how to swim?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 6.

10. When Matt's cousins all bought sneakers on a shopping trip with Nanny, what did Matt buy instead?
(a) Slippers.
(b) Cowboy boots.
(c) Sandals.
(d) Saddle shoes.

11. With which American tradition does Matt find fault in the introduction, "Black. Queer. Here." (1)?
(a) The gender reveal party.
(b) The bar mitzvah.
(c) The Sweet 16 birthday party.
(d) The baby shower.

12. What term does Matt use to describe the ways in which he moved back and forth between different groups in his school-age years?
(a) Code-switching.
(b) Negotiating.
(c) Passing.
(d) Posing.

13. What kind of school setting is discussed at the beginning of Chapter 4, "Fags Play Football, Too"?
(a) Middle school.
(b) University.
(c) High school.
(d) Elementary school.

14. Matt asserts in Chapter 5: "'Honest Abe' Lied to Me" that "American history is truly the greatest" what "ever written" (86)?
(a) Fable.
(b) Fairy tale.
(c) Lie.
(d) Story.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the summer of which year did Nanny take Matt and his cousins on a long road trip?

2. Who was the first Black actress to win an Academy Award for Best Actress?

3. Who asked Matt to stop saying the word "honeychild" (152) at school?

4. It is asserted within the introduction entitled "Black. Queer. Here." that society presents children with how many different paths from which to choose?

5. What sort of action did Matt take once he was able to fight back against his attackers?

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