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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What sort of job did Matt's father hold throughout Matt's youth?
(a) Pet shop owner.
(b) Accountant.
(c) Teacher.
(d) Police officer.

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

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

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

5. Matt states in Chapter 1: "Smile" that members of his family have lived in Plainfield for how many decades?
(a) 4.
(b) 8.
(c) 5.
(d) 6.

6. Students eschewing both sports on offer would take part in what type of activity on the playground?
(a) Playing Duck Duck Goose.
(b) Running obstacle courses.
(c) Playing tag.
(d) Building forts.

7. How old was Matt when he was first exposed to trauma?
(a) 8.
(b) 10.
(c) 13.
(d) 5.

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

9. Black children at Matt's elementary school were taught by staff of what type?
(a) Black.
(b) Male.
(c) Female.
(d) White.

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

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

12. Matt warns the reader that what element can act as "a threat to actual change" (91)?
(a) Appropriation.
(b) Irony.
(c) Sarcasm.
(d) Symbolism.

13. 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 brother.
(b) A boyfriend.
(c) A cousin.
(d) A friend.

14. What is the reason why most gay athletes remain closeted, according to Matt?
(a) Fear.
(b) Money.
(c) Modesty.
(d) Homophobia.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What emotion did Matt immediately feel upon being attacked in his youth?

2. On which Black figure did Matt focus for a project during elementary school?

3. During which month of the year did Matt's participation in jumping rope become problematic?

4. Matt asserts in Chapter 5: "'Honest Abe' Lied to Me" that "American history is truly the greatest" what "ever written" (86)?

5. How old was Matt when he was instructed to stop using the term "honeychild" (52)?

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