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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 is Jones's scholarship for?
(a) Music.
(b) Track.
(c) Speech and debate.
(d) Basketball.

2. Who are the two neighbors Jones watches from his window as a boy in Chapter 1?
(a) Cody and Sam.
(b) Jeff and John.
(c) Sam and Robert.
(d) Mark and Henry.

3. In the last line of the Prelude, what does Jones say is in his mother's blood as she dances?
(a) Snakes.
(b) Fire.
(c) Joy.
(d) Rhythm.

4. In Chapter 8, what is standing in the way of Jones attending the university he wants to attend?
(a) He has not taken the appropriate entry exams to apply to the university.
(b) He does not want to fly on a plane to get there.
(c) He and his mother can not afford the tuition, even with financial aid.
(d) His grandmother has forbidden him to go to college.

5. In Chapter 5, as Jones gets older, what does he start to notice more?
(a) Gay literature.
(b) Gay music.
(c) Men's and boy's beautiful bodies.
(d) Gay bars.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 7, where does the man next to Jones at the library computer terminals ask Jones to meet him?

2. What do most of the books Jones finds about homosexuality as a young boy also include information about?

3. In Chapter 7, what does Jones do for most of his time at the public library?

4. In Chapter 8, how does Jones feel after telling his mother about his scholarship to college?

5. What do Cody and Sam do to Jones on one occasion when they are supposed to be trading magazines?

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