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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I (Chapters 1 - 4).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the woods, what is the structure that Jones, Cody and Sam find made out of?
(a) Solid-looking tiles.
(b) Rough tree branches.
(c) Newspapers.
(d) Wood, cardboard, and metal scraps.

2. What do Jones, Cody and Sam find in the hut in the woods?
(a) Food.
(b) Pornographic magazines.
(c) Water.
(d) Drugs.

3. In Chapter 2, what does Cody ask Jones to do with him and Sam that Jones is pleased about?
(a) Go to the woods to investigate and possibly vandalize a homeless person's makeshift shelter there.
(b) Play baseball with them.
(c) Go to the movies.
(d) Have lunch every day at Cody's house.

4. What do most of the books Jones finds about homosexuality as a young boy also include information about?
(a) Religion.
(b) Conversion therapy.
(c) AIDS.
(d) Recommended novels for further reading.

5. What does Cody call Jones that Jones writes was almost a relief to hear someone finally say out loud?
(a) Urchin.
(b) Liar.
(c) Pervert.
(d) Faggot.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jones's mother routinely do as soon as she gets home from work in Chapter 1?

2. In the Prelude, what kind of hairstyle does Jones's mother wear?

3. In Chapter 1, what does Jones find tucked into a novel of his mother's that interests him?

4. In Chapter 1, what does Jones think about all the time?

5. In Chapter 3, who is the man who is killed whose death Jones sees reported on the news?

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