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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In which season of the year did Nanny buy sneakers for Matt's cousins and another type of shoe for him?
(a) Summer.
(b) Winter.
(c) Fall.
(d) Spring.

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

3. Besides Matt's use of his own gay lingo, what other aspect of his persona was attacked at an early age?
(a) His hair.
(b) His walk.
(c) His smile.
(d) His laugh.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Matt states in Chapter 1: "Smile" that members of his family have lived in Plainfield for how many decades?

3. What sort of expression did Matt's mask of many years display, according to his statement at the end of Chapter 3: "Honeychild"?

4. To which gameshow does Matt allude when he discusses playground activities in Chapter 4: "Fags Play Football Too"?

5. How many times was Matt struck before he was able to fight back against his attackers?

Short Essay Questions

1. For what reason did Matt's Catholic school refuse to allow him to go by the name Matt?

2. Which sport was the one Matt dreaded the most when he was very young and how did he avoid it?

3. Discuss an instance when Matt makes fun of himself and discuss his purpose for doing so.

4. How did Matt learn how to swim?

5. Where did Matt attend elementary school?

6. What warning did Matt's friend Todd provide to him and how did Matt respond?

7. According to Matt, what is the one thing that most effectively "denies queer people happiness" (73)?

8. Provide evidence for the conclusion that Matt and his brother Garrett loved living at Nanny's house during the week.

9. What does the writer of All Boys Aren't Blue mean when he says that his birth was a foreshadowing?

10. What is code-switching and in what context did Matt use it?

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