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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Matt feel about football very early on in his life?
(a) He dreaded it.
(b) He loved it.
(c) He feared it.
(d) He was obsessed with it.

2. How many children were part of the group that ended up attacking Matt, as described in Chapter 1: "Smile"?
(a) 6.
(b) 12.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

3. In which grade did Matt begin to jump rope during recess?
(a) 1st.
(b) 7th.
(c) 5th.
(d) 3rd.

4. Matt states that Nanny still retained her Southern accent even after living elsewhere for how many years?
(a) 35.
(b) 5.
(c) 15.
(d) 25.

5. What kind of person in Matt's life was Todd, the boy who warned him that there were rumors swirling about his sexuality as a result of his decision to jump rope?
(a) A boyfriend.
(b) A brother.
(c) A cousin.
(d) A friend.

6. Black children at Matt's elementary school were taught by staff of what type?
(a) Female.
(b) Black.
(c) Male.
(d) White.

7. Matt claims that the entire length of his hometown takes about how many minutes to drive?
(a) 15.
(b) 5.
(c) 10.
(d) 2.

8. In which era of life was Matt when he and his brother Garrett went to summer camp?
(a) Toddler.
(b) Kindergartener.
(c) Teen.
(d) Preteen.

9. F.W. Cook Elementary School had posters lining which of its walls?
(a) The library.
(b) The classrooms.
(c) The hallways.
(d) The cafeteria.

10. During which month of the year did Matt's participation in jumping rope become problematic?
(a) March.
(b) April.
(c) June.
(d) February.

11. Matt asserts that Black children in the United States drown at what rate, compared with white children?
(a) The same rate.
(b) 4 times.
(c) 3 times.
(d) 2 times.

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

13. Matt states in Chapter 1: "Smile" that members of his family have lived in Plainfield for how many decades?
(a) 5.
(b) 8.
(c) 4.
(d) 6.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the additional sports option for students who did not want to play football, according to Matt?

2. Matt suggests in the text's introduction that homophobia is driven by the fear of losing what?

3. In addition to managing a secretarial pool, Matt's mother also ran what type of business?

4. What is the name of Matt's only younger brother?

5. It is asserted within the introduction entitled "Black. Queer. Here." that society presents children with how many different paths from which to choose?

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