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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. Who are the two neighbors Jones watches from his window as a boy in Chapter 1?
(a) Jeff and John.
(b) Sam and Robert.
(c) Mark and Henry.
(d) Cody and Sam.

2. In Chapter 3, in what town is a black man brutally killed in 1998?
(a) Lewisville, Texas.
(b) San Francisco, California.
(c) Atlanta, Georgia.
(d) Jasper, Texas.

3. What author does Jones begin Part Two of the book with a quote from?
(a) Tayari Jones.
(b) Sadie Smith.
(c) Mamie Elizabeth Till-Mobley.
(d) Nikki Giovanni.

4. In Chapter 3, who is the man who is killed whose death Jones sees reported on the news?
(a) John Robertson.
(b) James Byrd Jr.
(c) Robert Milken.
(d) David Bline.

5. In Chapter 8, why does Jones's mother take him to New York City when he is a young child?
(a) For a family vacation.
(b) So he can eat food from different cultures.
(c) For culture.
(d) For a job offer.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 6, what does Jones imagine the man in the library doing after he leaves the library?

2. In Chapter 12, what cocktail does the Botanist make Jones?

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

4. What is playing on the television in the Botanist's bedroom when Jones and he enter it?

5. In Chapter 5, as Jones gets older, what does he start to notice more?

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