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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 month does Black History Month take place?
(a) April.
(b) September.
(c) February.
(d) June.
2. On which Black figure did Matt focus for a project during elementary school?
(a) Malcolm X.
(b) Medgar Evers.
(c) Emmett Till.
(d) Martin Luther King, Jr.
3. How many other boys jumped rope with the girls at the time when Matt joined the group?
(a) 1.
(b) 3.
(c) 0.
(d) 2.
4. What emotion did Matt immediately feel upon being attacked in his youth?
(a) Regret.
(b) Fear.
(c) Rage.
(d) Shame.
5. During how many years of high school did Matt run track?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 1.
Short Answer Questions
1. In which state was Nanny's birthplace of Spartanburg located?
2. In which grade did Matt play the role of Abraham Lincoln in the school play?
3. F.W. Cook Elementary School had posters lining which of its walls?
4. About how many miles away from Manhattan is Matt's hometown of Plainfield?
5. What is the name of Matt's only younger brother?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does the writer of All Boys Aren't Blue mean when he says that his birth was a foreshadowing?
2. What is code-switching and in what context did Matt use it?
3. For what reason does Matt state that he had two homes throughout his childhood?
4. According to Matt, what is the one thing that most effectively "denies queer people happiness" (73)?
5. What is the first sentence of Chapter 1: "Smile" and what is its intended purpose?
6. Provide evidence for the conclusion that Matt and his brother Garrett loved living at Nanny's house during the week.
7. How did the commemmoration of Black History Month always make Matt feel as a child?
8. Describe the town where Matt grew up.
9. How did Matt learn how to swim?
10. Explain Matt's theory about the origins of strict gender norms.
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