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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Which member of Matt's family rushed to the waiting room to mistakenly announce that Matt's mother had given birth to a girl?
(a) Sister.
(b) Father.
(c) Aunt.
(d) Grandmother.

4. At the end of Chapter 2: "Identity," Matt instructs all "Black boys" (51) to take which action?
(a) Think.
(b) Scream.
(c) Smile.
(d) Act.

5. With which American tradition does Matt find fault in the introduction, "Black. Queer. Here." (1)?
(a) The Sweet 16 birthday party.
(b) The baby shower.
(c) The gender reveal party.
(d) The bar mitzvah.

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

7. How did Matt feel about football very early on in his life?
(a) He loved it.
(b) He feared it.
(c) He dreaded it.
(d) He was obsessed with it.

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

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

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

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

12. In which grade did Matt play the role of Abraham Lincoln in the school play?
(a) 5th.
(b) 1st.
(c) 3rd.
(d) 2nd.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In which state did Nanny begin the summer road trip described in Chapter 5: "You Can't Swim in Cowboy Boots"?

2. What is the name of Matt's only younger brother?

3. How many children were part of the group that ended up attacking Matt, as described in Chapter 1: "Smile"?

4. F.W. Cook Elementary School had posters lining which of its walls?

5. 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?

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