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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. 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 teeth kicked out.
(d) He got his skull split open.

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

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

6. F.W. Cook Elementary School had posters lining which of its walls?
(a) The library.
(b) The cafeteria.
(c) The classrooms.
(d) The hallways.

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

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

9. Besides Matt's use of his own gay lingo, what other aspect of his persona was attacked at an early age?
(a) His hair.
(b) His smile.
(c) His laugh.
(d) His walk.

10. Fighting for which part of his identity has always been difficult for Matt?
(a) His youth.
(b) His maleness.
(c) His blackness.
(d) His queerness.

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

12. 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.

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

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

15. What suggestion did Todd make to Matt the day when he warned him about circulating rumors?
(a) That he join the football game.
(b) That he ask the teacher what to do.
(c) That he invite the boys to his birthday party.
(d) That he cheat on his test.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which member of Matt's family is central to the photograph presented at the end of Chapter 6: "You Can't Swim in Cowboy Boots"?

3. What sort of expression did Matt's mask of many years display, according to his statement at the end of Chapter 3: "Honeychild"?

4. Matt suggests in the text's introduction that homophobia is driven by the fear of losing what?

5. How many other boys jumped rope with the girls at the time when Matt joined the group?

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