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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) A X-rated movie.
(b) Professional wrestling.
(c) The musical Rent.
(d) His first drag show.

2. What does Jones's mother routinely do as soon as she gets home from work in Chapter 1?
(a) Have a cigar.
(b) Make a snack.
(c) Pour herself a glass of water and drink the entire thing.
(d) Take the dog for a walk.

3. In Chapter 4, why does Jones's grandmother slap him when he his a younger boy?
(a) For playing with her makeup.
(b) For watching racy movies.
(c) For wearing a dress.
(d) For talking back to her after she tells him not to carry his books like a girl.

4. 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 get new jobs.
(b) They pray together at a Catholic church.
(c) They ask Jones' grandmother for a loan.
(d) They do Buddhist chants at the altar.

5. What kinds of books does Jones particularly like to read as a child?
(a) Horror stories.
(b) Mysteries.
(c) Greek mythology.
(d) Sports stories.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

5. In Chapter 8, what does Jones notice sitting in a Ziploc back on his mother's nightstand at the hospital?

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