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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. Who asked Matt to stop saying the word "honeychild" (152) at school?
(a) Rasul.
(b) His mother.
(c) Nanny.
(d) Little Rall.

2. During how many years of high school did Matt run track?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.

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

4. What injury did Matt incur during his first traumatic incident?
(a) He incurred road rash.
(b) He got his leg broken.
(c) He got his teeth kicked out.
(d) He got his skull split open.

5. In which state did Nanny begin the summer road trip described in Chapter 5: "You Can't Swim in Cowboy Boots"?
(a) New York.
(b) Alabama.
(c) Florida.
(d) New Jersey.

Short Answer Questions

1. About how many miles away from Manhattan is Matt's hometown of Plainfield?

2. F.W. Cook Elementary School had posters lining which of its walls?

3. What sort of job did Matt's father hold throughout Matt's youth?

4. Matt suggests in the text's introduction that homophobia is driven by the fear of losing what?

5. How many children were part of the group that ended up attacking Matt, as described in Chapter 1: "Smile"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the main goal of the text entitled All Boys Aren't Blue, according to the introduction?

2. Describe the town where Matt grew up.

3. What lasting physical effect of Matt's first trauma did he later have to fight against?

4. What connection does Matt make between symbolism and danger in Chapter 6, "You Can't Swim in Cowboy Boots"?

5. How did the commemmoration of Black History Month always make Matt feel as a child?

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

7. What problem does Matt cite with respect to the educations provided to Black American children?

8. What type of media is presented at the end of Act One: A Different Kid?

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

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

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