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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Fighting for which part of his identity has always been difficult for Matt?
(a) His maleness.
(b) His youth.
(c) His blackness.
(d) His queerness.

2. On which Black figure did Matt focus for a project during elementary school?
(a) Medgar Evers.
(b) Martin Luther King, Jr.
(c) Emmett Till.
(d) Malcolm X.

3. How does Matt recall feeling when he used the word "honeychild" (152) at school?
(a) Weightless and important.
(b) Angry and fierce.
(c) Powerful and free.
(d) Arrogant and proud.

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

5. What type of media is included at the end of Chapter 10: "A Lesson Before Dying"?
(a) A graph.
(b) A photograph.
(c) A painting.
(d) A map.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of school setting is discussed at the beginning of Chapter 4, "Fags Play Football, Too"?

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

3. In which state did Nanny begin the summer road trip described in Chapter 5: "You Can't Swim in Cowboy Boots"?

4. During how many years of high school did Matt run track?

5. What is NOT an activity Matt lists as something Nanny did that was cool?

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