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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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?
(a) Love.
(b) Truth.
(c) Compassion.
(d) Identity.

2. How old was Matt when he was instructed to stop using the term "honeychild" (52)?
(a) 6.
(b) 8.
(c) 14.
(d) 13.

3. How many times was Matt struck before he was able to fight back against his attackers?
(a) 5.
(b) 6.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

4. Matt warns the reader that what element can act as "a threat to actual change" (91)?
(a) Appropriation.
(b) Irony.
(c) Symbolism.
(d) Sarcasm.

5. Which member of Matt's family is central to the photograph presented at the end of Chapter 6: "You Can't Swim in Cowboy Boots"?
(a) His cousin.
(b) His father.
(c) His mother.
(d) His uncle.

Short Answer Questions

1. In which month does Black History Month take place?

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

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

4. In which year did Matt's long moratorium on smiles end?

5. Which person is NOT depicted in the photograph included at the end of the book's introduction "Black. Queer. Here."?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where did Matt attend elementary school?

2. What connection does Matt make between symbolism and danger in Chapter 6, "You Can't Swim in Cowboy Boots"?

3. How did Matt learn how to swim?

4. What is the first sentence of Chapter 1: "Smile" and what is its intended purpose?

5. What lasting physical effect of Matt's first trauma did he later have to fight against?

6. In what way does Matt portray language as powerful within Act One: A Different Kid?

7. What surprise did Matt discover about his name during elementary school?

8. Provide evidence for the conclusion that Matt and his brother Garrett loved living at Nanny's house during the week.

9. For what reason does Matt state that he had two homes throughout his childhood?

10. For what reason did Matt's Catholic school refuse to allow him to go by the name Matt?

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