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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. To which location did Hope always take Matt as a sort of tradition?
(a) The zoo.
(b) The store.
(c) The fire station.
(d) The gas station.

2. Matt discusses Hope's experiences with what type of discrimination?
(a) Racism.
(b) Ethnocentrism.
(c) Sexism.
(d) Transphobia.

3. In which year did Matt and Nanny plan Nanny's funeral together?
(a) 2018.
(b) 2016.
(c) 2011.
(d) 2008.

4. Matt discusses his mother's survival of what type of cancer?
(a) Liver.
(b) Breast.
(c) Brain.
(d) Lung.

5. What was the name of Matt's first crush?
(a) Xavier.
(b) Zanzibar.
(c) Zachary.
(d) Zamis.

Short Answer Questions

1. Matt asserts that the process of coming out as gay is what kind of process?

2. How many dollars did Nanny loan to Matt so that he could start a business in ninth grade?

3. In Chapter 10: "A Lesson Before Dying," Matt discusses an episode from how many years before?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. To which person does the title of Chapter 8, "Daddy's Second Chance" refer, besides of course Daddy?

2. Describe the stated goals of the piece entitled "Dear Little Brother" that begins Act Two: Family.

3. What adjective does Matt use to describe the relative ease of writing Chapter 11, "Boys Will Be Boys," which begins Act Three: Teenagers and why?

4. What evidence does Matt provide for his conclusion in "Dear Mommy" that his mother purposefully made choices that would support his healthy development?

5. Which aspect of Matt's abusive cousin's personality does Matt find ironic and why?

6. How old was Matt when a family member touched him in a sexual manner?

7. What did Matt expect would happen in relation to his sexuality when he reached college?

8. What type of narration is employed to relay the events and ideas in Chapter 11, "Boys Will Be Boys"?

9. What does Matt mean when he asserts that the process of coming out as gay "is not a final thing" and that it "is ever occurring" (237)?

10. What significant event took place during the Christmas season of 2018?

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