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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Matt states that ultimately, caring for older human beings is truly a what?
(a) Calling.
(b) Destiny.
(c) Chore.
(d) Blessing.

2. What is Nanny's first name?
(a) Jamie.
(b) Marcia.
(c) Jamila.
(d) Louise.

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

4. Who was in the room sleeping when Matt was molested by his cousin?
(a) Hope.
(b) Rasul.
(c) Garrett.
(d) Little Rall.

5. Matt asserts that the process of coming out as gay is what kind of process?
(a) Satisfying.
(b) Ongoing.
(c) Easy.
(d) Devastating.

6. Which member of Matt's family did he imagine attending a book launch event at the moment he signed his first book deal?
(a) Garrett.
(b) His mother.
(c) Nanny.
(d) Hope.

7. With which member of Matt's family did he live during his first year at college?
(a) His cousin.
(b) His brother.
(c) His uncle.
(d) His sister.

8. To whom is Matt writing in the piece entitled "Dear Little Brother" at the start of Act Two: Family?
(a) All boys and men.
(b) The friendless.
(c) Black teenage boys.
(d) Black boys and men.

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

10. How old was Matt when his father gave him an unexpected hug as he was getting ready to head back to college?
(a) 21.
(b) 22.
(c) 19.
(d) 23.

11. How many dollars did Nanny loan to Matt so that he could start a business in ninth grade?
(a) $25.
(b) $50.
(c) $200.
(d) $100.

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

13. For how many years had one of Matt's family members been attending college by the time he went there as well?
(a) 1.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

14. What was the name of Matt's very best friend throughout high school?
(a) Sally.
(b) Manuel.
(c) Miriam.
(d) Janet.

15. Which person at the graduation ceremony depicted in Chapter 13: Setting Myself Up Free or Setting Myself Up? called out the names of deceased rappers?
(a) Matt.
(b) The dean of students.
(c) The valedictorian.
(d) Hope.

Short Answer Questions

1. Matt feels that he must protect Baby G because "black babies are born into" what "despite any additional marginalizations" (126)?

2. Matt discusses Hope's experiences with what type of discrimination?

3. Matt recalls studying episodes of what television show in preparation for attending a black college?

4. The unnamed cousin who molested Matt was the first of Nanny's grandchildren to take what action?

5. What type of romantic entanglement did Matt's cousin have at the time he molested Matt?

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