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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In which month does Black History Month take place?
(a) September.
(b) June.
(c) February.
(d) April.

2. How many times was Matt struck before he was able to fight back against his attackers?
(a) 6.
(b) 4.
(c) 5.
(d) 2.

3. Matt states that his hope for the book All Boys Aren't Blue is that it will help "more people find their" (14) what and find "their power to live in that" (14) element of life?
(a) Compassion.
(b) Identity.
(c) Love.
(d) Truth.

4. What sort of action did Matt take once he was able to fight back against his attackers?
(a) He kicked.
(b) He punched.
(c) He spat.
(d) He bit.

5. How many other people accompanied Nanny on her long road trip featured in Chapter 6: "You Can't Swim in Cowboy Boots"?
(a) 5.
(b) 6.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

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

7. In addition to managing a secretarial pool, Matt's mother also ran what type of business?
(a) A hair salon.
(b) A nail salon.
(c) A bookstore.
(d) A tax preparation office.

8. The incident involving Matt's use of the word "honeychild" (52) taught him that what location was the only safe place for him to be himself?
(a) At school.
(b) At his parents' house.
(c) At Nanny's house.
(d) In his imagination.

9. What is the name of Matt's only younger brother?
(a) Derrick.
(b) George.
(c) Michael.
(d) Garrett.

10. Matt asserts that Black children in the United States drown at what rate, compared with white children?
(a) 3 times.
(b) The same rate.
(c) 2 times.
(d) 4 times.

11. Which period of the day did Matt spend with the boys before joining the girls for Double Dutch?
(a) Math.
(b) English.
(c) Lunch.
(d) Home Ec.

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

13. What legal first name is stated on Matt's birth certificate?
(a) Royce.
(b) George.
(c) Matthew.
(d) Jamal.

14. It is asserted within the introduction entitled "Black. Queer. Here." that society presents children with how many different paths from which to choose?
(a) 8.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What sort of job did Matt's father hold throughout Matt's youth?

3. Chapter 5: "'Honest Abe' Lied to Me" states that Matt went to elementary school in which New Jersey city?

4. Matt states in Chapter 1: "Smile" that members of his family have lived in Plainfield for how many decades?

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

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