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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III (Chapters 10 - 13).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the last thing Jones's mother says to him when she drops him off at college?
(a) She tells him she loves him.
(b) She tells him she will be OK without him.
(c) She tells him to visit his grandmother.
(d) She tells him not to have sex without a condom.

2. In Chapter 10, what book does Jones take out to re-read?
(a) The Hours.
(b) The Dead.
(c) Ulysses.
(d) The Awakening.

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

4. Which author does Jones begin Part Three with a quote from?
(a) Roxanne Gay.
(b) Danez Smith.
(c) Sadie Jones.
(d) Nikki Giovanni.

5. In Chapter 8, how does Jones travel to the university that offers him the scholarship?
(a) On a plane ticket paid for by his mother's Delta benefits.
(b) He takes the train.
(c) By rental car.
(d) He hitchhikes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Cody call Jones that Jones writes was almost a relief to hear someone finally say out loud?

2. In Chapter 13, what happens to Jones's mother just before they leave for her new city?

3. What does Jones's mother routinely do as soon as she gets home from work in Chapter 1?

4. In Chapter 11, what does Jones tell his friends about his relationship with his mother that shocks many of them?

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

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