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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 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.

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

3. In the woods, what is the structure that Jones, Cody and Sam find made out of?
(a) Newspapers.
(b) Rough tree branches.
(c) Wood, cardboard, and metal scraps.
(d) Solid-looking tiles.

4. In Chapter 4, where does Jones's grandmother live?
(a) Austin.
(b) Sacramento.
(c) Memphis.
(d) Atlanta.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 6, what play does Jones and his class see in high school?

2. Well into his high school years, what does Jones have recurring dreams about?

3. In the Prelude, what kind of hairstyle does Jones's mother wear?

4. In Chapter 4, what does Jones's grandmother find in his room that causes her to make him pray with her?

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

(see the answer key)

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