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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What kind of school setting is discussed at the beginning of Chapter 4, "Fags Play Football, Too"?
(a) Middle school.
(b) High school.
(c) University.
(d) Elementary school.

3. Matt admits that in his adult life, he is teased for his obsession with what kinds of activities?
(a) Sports.
(b) Sweepstakes.
(c) Volunteering.
(d) Academics.

4. In which era of life was Matt when he and his brother Garrett went to summer camp?
(a) Teen.
(b) Preteen.
(c) Toddler.
(d) Kindergartener.

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

6. To which gameshow does Matt allude when he discusses playground activities in Chapter 4: "Fags Play Football Too"?
(a) Solitary.
(b) Family Feud.
(c) Beat the Clock.
(d) American Gladiators.

7. What was the additional sports option for students who did not want to play football, according to Matt?
(a) Basketball.
(b) Badminton.
(c) Tennis.
(d) Rugby.

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

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

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

11. What kind of group did Matt join that helped him integrate all aspects of his identity?
(a) A fraternity.
(b) A 4-H club.
(c) A Boy Scout troop.
(d) A math club.

12. It is asserted within the introduction entitled "Black. Queer. Here." that society presents children with how many different paths from which to choose?
(a) 8.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 2.

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

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

15. 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) 2 times.
(d) 3 times.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of school was Matt attending when his choice of name became problematic?

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. Which member of Matt's family rushed to the waiting room to mistakenly announce that Matt's mother had given birth to a girl?

4. What injury did Matt incur during his first traumatic incident?

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

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