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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Introduction: "Black. Queer. Here." and Act One: A Different Kid, Chapters 1-3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With which American tradition does Matt find fault in the introduction, "Black. Queer. Here." (1)?
(a) The Sweet 16 birthday party.
(b) The bar mitzvah.
(c) The baby shower.
(d) The gender reveal party.

2. With which members of Matt's family did he always walk home from school before he was old enough to walk on his own?
(a) His aunts.
(b) His cousins.
(c) His brothers.
(d) His sisters.

3. What sort of job did Matt's father hold throughout Matt's youth?
(a) Accountant.
(b) Police officer.
(c) Teacher.
(d) Pet shop owner.

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

5. In which grade did Matt's choice of name become problematic?
(a) 4th.
(b) 9th.
(c) 12th.
(d) 6th.

Short Answer Questions

1. Matt states that Nanny still retained her Southern accent even after living elsewhere for how many years?

2. What kind of group did Matt join that helped him integrate all aspects of his identity?

3. Matt states that his hope for the book All Boys Aren't Blue is that it will help "more people find their" (14) what and find "their power to live in that" (14) element of life?

4. At the end of Chapter 2: "Identity," Matt instructs all "Black boys" (51) to take which action?

5. Besides Matt's use of his own gay lingo, what other aspect of his persona was attacked at an early age?

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