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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 4, what word does Jones's grandmother use to describe him in a negative way?
(a) Frosty.
(b) Wordly.
(c) Arrogant.
(d) Uppity.

2. Where does Jones go to try to find out more about homosexuality?
(a) Gay bars in town.
(b) The public library.
(c) His uncle's house.
(d) The record shop down the street from his house.

3. In Chapter 8, what illness is Jones's mother diagnosed with?
(a) Lyme Disease.
(b) Congestive heart failure.
(c) Cancer.
(d) Multiple Sclerosis.

4. In Chapter 5, what does Jones write that you never forget the first instance of?
(a) The first time you have sex.
(b) The first time you realize you are mortal
(c) The first time someone calls you a faggot.
(d) The first time you realize your mother has lied to you.

5. In Chapter 8, who does Jones go to New York City with when he is a child?
(a) His mother's friends.
(b) His mother, grandmother, and cousins.
(c) His grandfather.
(d) His father.

Short Answer Questions

1. What other murdered man does Jones connect the figure at the heart of they play he sees in high school with?

2. In Chapter 8, how does Jones travel to the university that offers him the scholarship?

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

4. In Chapter 8, where does Jones get accepted to college and where he desperately would like to attend?

5. In Chapter 4, what kind of new church does Jones's grandmother start attending when he is about 13?

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