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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what city did Matt attend his first Gay Pride Parade?
(a) Mesa.
(b) San Francisco.
(c) Washington, D.C.
(d) New Orleans.

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

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

4. How old was Matt when one of his cousins molested him?
(a) 15.
(b) 14.
(c) 17.
(d) 13.

5. 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.

6. What final action did Matt's cousin take on the night he molested Matt?
(a) He masturbated to climax in front of Matt.
(b) He gave Matt a hug.
(c) He kissed Matt.
(d) He apologized to Matt.

7. "Dear Little Brother" is intended to act as an important display of what emotion, according to the memoirist?
(a) Courage.
(b) Truth.
(c) Love.
(d) Loyalty.

8. The unnamed cousin who molested Matt was the first of Nanny's grandchildren to take what action?
(a) Have a child.
(b) Die.
(c) Graduate from high school.
(d) Buy a house.

9. To which school did Janet go after high school was over?
(a) USC.
(b) Harvard.
(c) Rutgers.
(d) Cornell.

10. How tall was Matt on September 11, 2001?
(a) 5 feet and 7 inches.
(b) 6 feet and 1 inch.
(c) 5 feet and 11 inches.
(d) 5 feet and 4 inches.

11. What type of product did Matt sell with Nanny's help during his ninth grade year?
(a) Pie.
(b) Popcorn.
(c) Candy.
(d) Pizza.

12. At times when Matt found himself with few friendships, he found solace in what objects?
(a) Maps.
(b) Stamps.
(c) Cars.
(d) Books.

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

14. What type of transportation was Matt using when he encountered the boy who became his first crush?
(a) Train.
(b) Bicycle.
(c) Bus.
(d) Car.

15. Which member of the family at first challenged Hope's decision to go by a new name?
(a) Nanny.
(b) Garrett.
(c) Little Rall.
(d) Rasul.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Matt reply when he was asked by a college friend whether he was gay or not?

2. 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?

3. Who was the first person at college to ask Matt if he was gay?

4. To which member of Matt's family does he write in the piece entitled "Dear Mommy" (177)?

5. For how many years had one of Matt's family members been attending college by the time he went there as well?

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