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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which member of Matt's family lived through brain aneurysm surgery, causing Matt to begin to smile again?
(a) His father.
(b) His cousin.
(c) His maternal grandmother.
(d) His mother.

2. Matt states that Nanny still retained her Southern accent even after living elsewhere for how many years?
(a) 25.
(b) 35.
(c) 15.
(d) 5.

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

4. What injury did Matt incur during his first traumatic incident?
(a) He incurred road rash.
(b) He got his teeth kicked out.
(c) He got his leg broken.
(d) He got his skull split open.

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

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

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

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

9. Who was the first Black actress to win an Academy Award for Best Actress?
(a) Butterfly McQueen.
(b) Halle Berry.
(c) Oprah Winfrey.
(d) Whoopie Goldberg.

10. The photograph included at the end of Chapter 6: "You Can't Swim in Cowboy Boots" depicts Matt's family member being sworn in as which rank of police officer?
(a) Deputy.
(b) Sergeant.
(c) Corporal.
(d) Major.

11. During how many years of high school did Matt run track?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 1.
(d) 4.

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

13. With which members of Matt's family did he always walk home from school before he was old enough to walk on his own?
(a) His sisters.
(b) His brothers.
(c) His cousins.
(d) His aunts.

14. 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) In his imagination.
(d) At Nanny's house.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In which grade did Matt play the role of Abraham Lincoln in the school play?

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

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

4. In which state is Matt's hometown of Plainfield located?

5. Matt warns the reader that what element can act as "a threat to actual change" (91)?

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