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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. What is NOT an activity Matt lists as something Nanny did that was cool?
(a) Prepared breakfast for dinner.
(b) Made root beer floats.
(c) Rode a skateboard.
(d) Made homemade ice cream sandwiches.

2. To which member of Matt's family does he write in the piece entitled "Dear Mommy" (177)?
(a) His godmother.
(b) His aunt.
(c) His grandmother.
(d) His mother.

3. Matt discusses his mother's survival of what type of cancer?
(a) Brain.
(b) Liver.
(c) Breast.
(d) Lung.

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

5. How did Matt reply when he was asked by a college friend whether he was gay or not?
(a) He said no.
(b) He said yes.
(c) He said he was bisexual.
(d) He said he did not know.

Short Answer Questions

1. In which part of Chapter 12: "The Prom Kings We Never Were" does Matt use the sentence "We should have been prom kings" (223)?

2. Throughout Matt's youth, it was his job to wake up the rest of the family once he woke up at what time of each morning?

3. In which room of the high school building was Matt subjected to unwanted touching during his youth?

4. How many years apart are Matt and his younger brother Garrett?

5. What grade was Zae finishing when Matt was graduating from high school?

Short Essay Questions

1. How many weeks into Matt's college experience did Tiara ask about his sexuality and how did he respond?

2. For what reason did Hope often take Matt to the store with her when she was visiting Nanny's house?

3. To which person does the title of Chapter 8, "Daddy's Second Chance" refer, besides of course Daddy?

4. Describe the stated goals of the piece entitled "Dear Little Brother" that begins Act Two: Family.

5. What did Matt expect would happen in relation to his sexuality when he reached college?

6. What main trait does Matt attribute to his cousin Hope and why?

7. What significant event took place during the Christmas season of 2018?

8. What kind of business did Nanny help Matt to start, as described in Chapter 7, "Nanny: the Caregiver, the Hustler, My Best Friend"?

9. In what way does the motif of the journey arise within the piece entitled "Dear Mommy" in Act Two?

10. In what way and for what purpose does Matt employ the literary device of repetition within Chapter 11, entitled "Boys Will Be Boys"?

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