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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 12, why does Jones think the Botanist might think he is a bit dumb?
(a) He pretends not to understand the Botanist's literary references.
(b) He talks more than he thinks he should about reality television.
(c) He says "huh" and "what" often during their conversation.
(d) He does not understand the Botanist's scientific references.

2. In Chapter 19, what is one way Jones has of dealing with the trauma he experienced on New Year's Eve?
(a) He goes for long walks in nature.
(b) He goes for a swim every morning to clear his head.
(c) He tells his grandmother about it.
(d) He writes about it.

3. In Chapter 16, what question begins to plague Jones about what happened New Year's Eve?
(a) If what had happened to him is normal.
(b) If he deserved what had happened to him.
(c) If what had happened to him was torturing the perpetrator as much as it was torturing him.
(d) If what had happened to him happens to other people too.

4. In Chapter 11, what does Jones tell his friends about his relationship with his mother that shocks many of them?
(a) His mother does not know how much he dislikes Buddhism.
(b) His mother thinks he is a Catholic.
(c) He has not yet come out to his mother.
(d) His mother does not realize he has been in contact with his father.

5. In Chapter 16, what does Jones's mother insist upon his doing?
(a) Sending money to his grandmother.
(b) Contacting his father once and for all.
(c) Cooking for himself.
(d) Coming to Memphis to help celebrate his grandmother's birthday.

6. What is playing on the television in the Botanist's bedroom when Jones and he enter it?
(a) A romantic comedy movie.
(b) A nature documentary.
(c) The news.
(d) Pornography.

7. In Chapter 16, where does Jones live?
(a) Jersey City, New Jersey.
(b) Memphis.
(c) Atlanta.
(d) San Francisco.

8. In Chapter 12, what cocktail does the Botanist make Jones?
(a) A gin and tonic.
(b) A Jack and Coke.
(c) A vodka and cranberry.
(d) A whiskey sour.

9. Which student was brutally beaten, raped, and killed at the university Jones attends?
(a) Melinda Carter.
(b) Jennifer James.
(c) Joyce Willard.
(d) Melissa "Katie" Autry.

10. In Chapter 14, what is the name of the man Jones meets at the New Year's Eve party and who changes his life?
(a) Daniel.
(b) Donald.
(c) Dane.
(d) Derrick.

11. In Chapter 13, how does Jones explain his choice to see the Botanist again?
(a) He says they have the same sense of humor.
(b) He says they both like that they are damaging to each other.
(c) He says they live in the same town, so it is convenient.
(d) He says they both like plants.

12. In Chapter 13, what does the Botanist do that surprises Jones and makes him feel awkward?
(a) Invites his mother to have dinner with the two of them.
(b) Invites a woman to have a sexual experience with them.
(c) Invites Jones to meet his son.
(d) Invite another man to have a sexual experience with them.

13. In Chapter 14, what does Jones start doing to his friend in his friend's car?
(a) Performing oral sex on him.
(b) Rubbing his shoulders.
(c) Rubbing his thighs.
(d) Kissing him on the lips.

14. In Chapter 16, why does Jones set the schedule he does for himself?
(a) So he can do his Buddhist chanting.
(b) So he can write for at least an hour every morning.
(c) So he can talk with his mother every day.
(d) So he can get up and exercise.

15. In Chapter 16, what strikes Jones as a common thread between gay, black, and male poets?
(a) Many are from the south like him.
(b) Many have lived in New York City.
(c) Many have been given numerous prestigious awards.
(d) Many died young of AIDS, poverty, or some other tragedy.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part Four, what does Jones's mother write in her letter to him that she considered doing several times?

2. In Chapter 14, what scares Jones's friend so much that he panics?

3. What does Jones's mother say about his happiness in Chapter 11?

4. In Chapter 16, what does Jones start to wish he had as a result of his New Year's Eve experience?

5. In Chapter 16, what book is Jones's class in high school currently reading?

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