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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In which year did Matt and Nanny plan Nanny's funeral together?
(a) 2011.
(b) 2018.
(c) 2008.
(d) 2016.

2. Matt states that his mission is to leave the Earth with no true what?
(a) Deception.
(b) Regrets.
(c) Despair.
(d) Isolation.

3. Near the end of the piece called "Dear Little Brother," Matt uses the second person point of view to say, "Just remember that you will always be my first" (126) what?
(a) Sibling.
(b) Baby.
(c) Brother.
(d) Friend.

4. Which member of Matt's family was closeted throughout Matt's youth?
(a) Jermaine.
(b) G.G.
(c) Garrett.
(d) Hope.

5. Matt recalls studying episodes of what television show in preparation for attending a black college?
(a) The Cosby Show.
(b) Living Single.
(c) A Different World.
(d) Blackish.

6. The young man nicknamed Zae asked Matt which question?
(a) If he was married.
(b) If he was gay.
(c) If he had a boyfriend.
(d) If he had kids.

7. Throughout Matt's youth, it was his job to wake up the rest of the family once he woke up at what time of each morning?
(a) 6:30.
(b) 8.
(c) 5.
(d) 5:45.

8. In what city was Matt's college located?
(a) Ashland.
(b) Arlington.
(c) Richmond.
(d) Hartford.

9. 9/11 occurred on the first day of school during which of Matt's high school years?
(a) Senior.
(b) Junior.
(c) Sophomore.
(d) Freshman.

10. Matt discusses Hope's experiences with what type of discrimination?
(a) Sexism.
(b) Ethnocentrism.
(c) Transphobia.
(d) Racism.

11. How many pounds did Matt weigh during his junior year of high school?
(a) 145.
(b) 110.
(c) 130.
(d) 160.

12. How did Matt answer the question Zae asked him, as revealed in Chapter 12: "The Prom Kings We Never Were"?
(a) He denied it.
(b) He gave a vague answer.
(c) He confirmed it.
(d) He refused to answer.

13. What distinction does Matt make about the experience of writing Chapter 11: "Boys Will Be Boys" versus other chapters?
(a) It has been the most popular.
(b) It was the easiest to write.
(c) It has been the most controversial.
(d) It was the most difficult to write.

14. How many hours of community service was Matt required to complete in his ninth grade year?
(a) 500.
(b) 250.
(c) 50.
(d) 100.

15. Matt eventually realized that Nanny's main purpose for getting him involved in entrepreneurship was so that he would not be what?
(a) Alone.
(b) Helpless.
(c) Inept.
(d) Poor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which member of the family at first challenged Hope's decision to go by a new name?

2. At what time of the morning does Matt recall hearing an announcement about 9/11 coming over the loudspeakers at school?

3. What is NOT an activity Matt lists as something Nanny did that was cool?

4. Matt states that the recent birth of whose first son has affected his life and the life of the baby's father?

5. Matt states that ultimately, caring for older human beings is truly a what?

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