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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V (Chapters 18 - 21).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 8, what is one activity Jones and his mother do together to try to help with his problems related to going to college?
(a) They do Buddhist chants at the altar.
(b) They pray together at a Catholic church.
(c) They ask Jones' grandmother for a loan.
(d) They get new jobs.

2. In Chapter 16, what kinds of drinks does Jones's mother order for everyone in Memphis?
(a) Bloody Marys.
(b) Cosmopolitans.
(c) Gin and tonics.
(d) Mimosas.

3. In Chapter 16, why does Jones feel he has to be so disciplined about his work?
(a) He does not want years to go by without his having published anything.
(b) He needs to make more money.
(c) He wants his students to be proud of him.
(d) He wants his father to be proud of him.

4. In Chapter 14, what question does Jones ask his friend that he has found all straight men like?
(a) He asks what losing his virginity was like.
(b) He asks what he does to turn girls on.
(c) He asks what the sexiest thing a girl ever did for him was.
(d) He asks what his favorite kinds of breasts are.

5. In Chapter 10, who does Jones engage in sexual activity with at his first college party?
(a) James.
(b) Colby.
(c) Roman.
(d) Rob.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 18, what does Jones smell from the man next to him on the plane?

2. In Chapter 21, what happens in Jones's first dream about his mother after her death?

3. In Chapter 12, what does the Botanist's online profile say about him?

4. In Chapter 4, who in Jones's family does he refer to as a man of God?

5. In Chapter 4, what word does Jones's grandmother use to describe him in a negative way?

(see the answer key)

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