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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. How old was Matt when he came out as gay to his mother?
(a) 25.
(b) 18.
(c) 16.
(d) 21.

2. Matt eventually realized that Nanny's main purpose for getting him involved in entrepreneurship was so that he would not be what?
(a) Poor.
(b) Alone.
(c) Helpless.
(d) Inept.

3. What type of product did Matt sell with Nanny's help during his ninth grade year?
(a) Pizza.
(b) Popcorn.
(c) Candy.
(d) Pie.

4. What grade was Zae finishing when Matt was graduating from high school?
(a) Sophomore.
(b) Senior.
(c) Junior.
(d) Freshman.

5. How did Matt reply when he was asked by a college friend whether he was gay or not?
(a) He said he was bisexual.
(b) He said no.
(c) He said he did not know.
(d) He said yes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of Matt's first crush?

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

3. How did Matt answer the question Zae asked him, as revealed in Chapter 12: "The Prom Kings We Never Were"?

4. How old was Matt when one of his cousins molested him?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What simple sign of affection shocked Matt when it came from his father while Matt was in his early 20s?

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

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

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

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

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

9. How did Matt's expectations of college differ from the reality in terms of his own sexual identity?

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

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