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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. In Chapter 13, what does Jones say happened to his mother with age?
(a) She became more risk-averse.
(b) She became more beautiful.
(c) She became bitter.
(d) She became more daring.

2. What job did Jones's mother work at for a brief time during her twenties?
(a) Waitress.
(b) Mechanic.
(c) Paralegal.
(d) Fashion model.

3. In Chapter 12, what kinds of things does the Botanist say during sex with Jones that disturbs Jones?
(a) Romantic things.
(b) Racist things.
(c) Things about his own childhood.
(d) Things about his own wife.

4. Where does Jones meet a man he goes home with at the end of Chapter 8?
(a) A gay bookstore.
(b) The library.
(c) A gay bar.
(d) The grocery store.

5. In Chapter 11, what kinds of trees on campus remind Jones of his grandmother's house?
(a) Dogwood.
(b) Magnolia.
(c) Birch.
(d) Pear.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 4, why does Jones's grandmother slap him when he his a younger boy?

3. What does the Botanist have hanging from his lamps?

4. In Chapter 11, what joke does Jones reference when he tells his mother he is gay?

5. In Chapter 8, what does Jones's mother point out to him on the street in New York?

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