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

2. In Chapter 4, what does Jones realize after his grandmother takes him to the pulpit of her church?
(a) He wants to convert to the Evangelical church.
(b) He will have to move in with his grandmother.
(c) His grandmother does not love him.
(d) He will never spend another summer with her again.

3. In Chapter 1, what does Jones find tucked into a novel of his mother's that interests him?
(a) A photo of his mother as a young girl.
(b) A photo of a young, attractive black man.
(c) A grocery list with strange items on it.
(d) A note from his father, who he never knew.

4. What job did Jones's mother work at for a brief time during her twenties?
(a) Fashion model.
(b) Mechanic.
(c) Waitress.
(d) Paralegal.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Jones, Cody and Sam find in the hut in the woods?

2. How is the black man whose death Jones sees reported on the news killed in Chapter 3?

3. In Chapter 4, what religion does Jones mention his mother has practiced since her early twenties?

4. In Chapter 4, what does Jones's grandmother do when he tells her he is not going to church with her any more?

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

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