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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (Chapters 5 - 9).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 8, what do Jones's mother's friends take him to see?
(a) Professional wrestling.
(b) The musical Rent.
(c) His first drag show.
(d) A X-rated movie.

2. 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 get new jobs.
(d) They ask Jones' grandmother for a loan.

3. In Chapter 6, what does Jones do with the man in the library?
(a) He has intercourse with the man.
(b) He goes to the bookstore down the street with the man.
(c) He goes home with the man and has dinner.
(d) He performs oral sex on the man.

4. In Chapter 8, how does Jones feel after telling his mother about his scholarship to college?
(a) Suspicious.
(b) Good, but disappointed that it does not make a bigger difference to her health.
(c) Guilty.
(d) Angry, because she did not react the way he thought she would.

5. In the Prelude, what kind of music does Jones refer to in the title of the Prelude?
(a) Grown Folks' Music.
(b) Rap Music.
(c) Go Go Music.
(d) Punk Music.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 4, what does Jones's grandmother often call him affectionately?

2. In Chapter 8, what is Jones's scholarship for?

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

4. In Chapter 9, who does Jones's mother sometimes call out for in her sleep?

5. In Chapter 4, where does Jones's grandmother live?

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