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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. Who is one character from Greek mythology that Jones experiments writing in the voice of?
(a) Aphrodite.
(b) Medusa.
(c) Electra.
(d) Ariadne.

2. In Chapter 8, where does Jones get accepted to college and where he desperately would like to attend?
(a) Columbia University?
(b) New York University.
(c) Princeton.
(d) Yale.

3. What author does Jones begin Part Two of the book with a quote from?
(a) Mamie Elizabeth Till-Mobley.
(b) Tayari Jones.
(c) Sadie Smith.
(d) Nikki Giovanni.

4. In Chapter 6, what play does Jones and his class see in high school?
(a) The Laramie Project.
(b) Rent.
(c) Angels in America.
(d) Persephone.

5. In Chapter 8, what does Jones notice sitting in a Ziploc back on his mother's nightstand at the hospital?
(a) Her phone.
(b) Her watch.
(c) The nightdress she always wore.
(d) Her diary.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Jones surprised about regarding the items he, Cody and Sam take from the hut in the woods?

2. In Chapter 4, what does Jones realize after his grandmother takes him to the pulpit of her church?

3. Who are the two neighbors Jones watches from his window as a boy in Chapter 1?

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

5. In Chapter 8, what does Jones's mother point out to him on the street in New York?

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