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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In which season of the year did Nanny buy sneakers for Matt's cousins and another type of shoe for him?
(a) Spring.
(b) Winter.
(c) Summer.
(d) Fall.

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

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

4. Matt asserts in Chapter 4: "Fags Play Football Too" that "Homophobia denies queer people" (73) which element of life?
(a) Peace.
(b) Satisfaction.
(c) Identity.
(d) Happiness.

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

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

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

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

9. About how many miles away from Manhattan is Matt's hometown of Plainfield?
(a) 10.
(b) 350.
(c) 30.
(d) 150.

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

11. 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) Negotiating.
(b) Posing.
(c) Code-switching.
(d) Passing.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What legal first name is stated on Matt's birth certificate?

2. To which gameshow does Matt allude when he discusses playground activities in Chapter 4: "Fags Play Football Too"?

3. Matt states that Nanny still retained her Southern accent even after living elsewhere for how many years?

4. What suggestion did Todd make to Matt the day when he warned him about circulating rumors?

5. Matt admits that in his adult life, he is teased for his obsession with what kinds of activities?

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