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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III (Chapters 10 - 13).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 13, what does Jones say happened to his mother with age?
(a) She became more beautiful.
(b) She became more risk-averse.
(c) She became bitter.
(d) She became more daring.

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

3. In Chapter 10, what does Jones's RA persuade him and some of his fellow students to do?
(a) Drugs.
(b) Trust falls.
(c) Play sports together.
(d) Cook dinner together.

4. In Chapter 8, where does Jones get accepted to college and where he desperately would like to attend?
(a) Columbia University?
(b) Princeton.
(c) New York University.
(d) Yale.

5. In Chapter 6, what happens when Jones tries to kiss the man in the library?
(a) The man tells him he is not into that and immediately leaves.
(b) The man kisses Jones back.
(c) The man threatens Jones not to tell anyone else what they have been doing.
(d) The man slaps Jones.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 3, in what town is a black man brutally killed in 1998?

2. What is one difference Jones thinks exists between speech and debate students and theater students?

3. In Chapter 7, where does the man next to Jones at the library computer terminals ask Jones to meet him?

4. In Chapter 5, as Jones gets older, what does he start to notice more?

5. What author does Jones begin Part Two of the book with a quote from?

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