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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act One: A Different Kid, Chapters 4-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During how many years of high school did Matt run track?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 1.
(d) 4.

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

3. What emotion did Matt immediately feel upon being attacked in his youth?
(a) Fear.
(b) Shame.
(c) Rage.
(d) Regret.

4. Matt asserts in Chapter 4: "Fags Play Football Too" that "Homophobia denies queer people" (73) which element of life?
(a) Happiness.
(b) Peace.
(c) Satisfaction.
(d) Identity.

5. What legal first name is stated on Matt's birth certificate?
(a) Matthew.
(b) George.
(c) Jamal.
(d) Royce.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many of Matt's cousins taught him how to swim?

2. How many other people accompanied Nanny on her long road trip featured in Chapter 6: "You Can't Swim in Cowboy Boots"?

3. What injury did Matt incur during his first traumatic incident?

4. F.W. Cook Elementary School had posters lining which of its walls?

5. In which era of life was Matt when he and his brother Garrett went to summer camp?

(see the answer key)

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