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

2. What word does Matt use to describe the first time he fed his mother after her surgery?
(a) Tough.
(b) Beautiful.
(c) Heartbreaking.
(d) Special.

3. What type of romantic entanglement did Matt's cousin have at the time he molested Matt?
(a) A girlfriend.
(b) A fiancee.
(c) An ex-wife.
(d) A wife.

4. What was the name of Matt's roommate during his first year of college?
(a) Michelle.
(b) Tiara.
(c) Stephanie.
(d) Monique.

5. In which part of Chapter 12: "The Prom Kings We Never Were" does Matt use the sentence "We should have been prom kings" (223)?
(a) The final sentence of the first paragraph.
(b) The final sentence.
(c) The first sentence.
(d) The first sentence of the final paragraph.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many years apart are Matt and his younger brother Garrett?

2. In what city did Matt attend his first Gay Pride Parade?

3. Who was in the room sleeping when Matt was molested by his cousin?

4. "Dear Little Brother" is intended to act as an important display of what emotion, according to the memoirist?

5. The brightest spot of Matt's summer before leaving for college was marked by his love for which music artist?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way does the motif of the journey arise within the piece entitled "Dear Mommy" in Act Two?

2. What life-changing event happened to Matt's younger brother Garrett shortly before the publication of the memoir?

3. In what way and for what purpose does Matt employ the literary device of repetition within Chapter 11, entitled "Boys Will Be Boys"?

4. 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)?

5. In what part of the high school building did Matt experience sexual harrassment during his youth?

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

7. Discuss a moment in the text when Matt depicts qualities of his own physicality.

8. What main trait does Matt attribute to his cousin Hope and why?

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

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

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