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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act Two: Family.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Chapter 5: "'Honest Abe' Lied to Me" states that Matt went to elementary school in which New Jersey city?
(a) Newark.
(b) Plainfield.
(c) Hoboken.
(d) Sunnydale.

2. Where did Nanny take Matt and his cousins the day after buying them new shoes?
(a) Universal Studios.
(b) Disneyland.
(c) Epcot Center.
(d) Disney World.

3. How many dollars did Nanny loan to Matt so that he could start a business in ninth grade?
(a) $100.
(b) $25.
(c) $50.
(d) $200.

4. At the end of Chapter 2: "Identity," Matt instructs all "Black boys" (51) to take which action?
(a) Think.
(b) Scream.
(c) Act.
(d) Smile.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Matt asserts that Black children in the United States drown at what rate, compared with white children?

2. How many years older than Matt is his older brother G.G.?

3. Matt eventually realized that Nanny's main purpose for getting him involved in entrepreneurship was so that he would not be what?

4. How does Matt recall feeling when he used the word "honeychild" (152) at school?

5. How old was Matt when he came out as gay to his mother?

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