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

2. 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 get up and exercise.
(c) So he can write for at least an hour every morning.
(d) So he can talk with his mother every day.

3. What does Jones's mother say about his happiness in Chapter 11?
(a) He can not be happy if he is gay.
(b) He can be happy, but his extended family will be miserable if he tells them the truth.
(c) She can not be happy if he is gay.
(d) If he is happy, she is happy.

4. In Chapter 19, what does Jones write his mother would have done if she had been there with him?
(a) Took yoga classes every day.
(b) Walked his cousin's dog several times per day.
(c) Tried to take the family out for dinner.
(d) Chanted several times per day.

5. In Chapter 4, how many jobs does Jones say his mother worked while he was growing up?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 1.
(d) 4.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the last line of the Prelude, what does Jones say is in his mother's blood as she dances?

2. Who is one character from Greek mythology that Jones experiments writing in the voice of?

3. In Chapter 14, which friend of Jones's does he play a "game" with that involves answering questions honestly?

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

5. In Chapter 3, Jones says he is the kind of boy who did what as a child?

(see the answer key)

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