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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 discusses Hope's experiences with what type of discrimination?
(a) Ethnocentrism.
(b) Racism.
(c) Transphobia.
(d) Sexism.
2. For how many years had one of Matt's family members been attending college by the time he went there as well?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.
3. Who was in the room sleeping when Matt was molested by his cousin?
(a) Rasul.
(b) Hope.
(c) Little Rall.
(d) Garrett.
4. How many times does Matt repeat the phrase "I contemplated whether I would write about you now that you are dead" (210) in Chapter 11: "Boys Will Be Boys"?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 7.
(d) 14.
5. Which member of Matt's family did he imagine attending a book launch event at the moment he signed his first book deal?
(a) Nanny.
(b) Hope.
(c) Garrett.
(d) His mother.
Short Answer Questions
1. In which room of the high school building was Matt subjected to unwanted touching during his youth?
2. To which location did Hope always take Matt as a sort of tradition?
3. At times when Matt found himself with few friendships, he found solace in what objects?
4. With what legal name was Hope born, according to Matt?
5. How old was Matt when he went off to college?
Short Essay Questions
1. How did Matt's expectations of college differ from the reality in terms of his own sexual identity?
2. In what part of the high school building did Matt experience sexual harrassment during his youth?
3. What kind of business did Nanny help Matt to start, as described in Chapter 7, "Nanny: the Caregiver, the Hustler, My Best Friend"?
4. What does Matt mean when he asserts that the process of coming out as gay "is not a final thing" and that it "is ever occurring" (237)?
5. Which musical artist did Matt adore during his late teens and what significance does he now see in this choice?
6. What adjective does Matt use to describe the relative ease of writing Chapter 11, "Boys Will Be Boys," which begins Act Three: Teenagers and why?
7. What evidence does Matt provide for his conclusion in "Dear Mommy" that his mother purposefully made choices that would support his healthy development?
8. To which person does the title of Chapter 8, "Daddy's Second Chance" refer, besides of course Daddy?
9. What is the symbolism of the girdle described in Chapter 10, "A Lesson Before Dying"?
10. What life-changing event happened to Matt's younger brother Garrett shortly before the publication of the memoir?
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