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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Chapters 14 - 17).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 11, what joke does Jones reference when he tells his mother he is gay?
(a) He may be bringing a new friend home for the holidays for her to meet.
(b) Not even his clothes are in the closet anymore.
(c) He can help her with fashion advice.
(d) He really likes musicals.

2. In Chapter 16, where does Jones live?
(a) Memphis.
(b) Atlanta.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) Jersey City, New Jersey.

3. In Chapter 13, what happens to Jones's mother just before they leave for her new city?
(a) She gets hit by a car.
(b) Her dog dies and she is devastated.
(c) Her ex-husband comes back to speak with her before she leaves.
(d) She has to go to the emergency room because she is feeling ill.

4. In Chapter 16, which poet who has recently died does Jones particularly admire?
(a) John Baldwin.
(b) Bayard Rustin.
(c) Lewis Smurl.
(d) Reginald Shepherd.

5. In Chapter 15, what does Jones do for his attacker on New Year's Eve before leaving his apartment?
(a) Calls a number of a relative from the man's cell phone.
(b) Covers him with a blanket.
(c) Calls 911 to come for him.
(d) Tries to give him a glass of water.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kinds of books does Jones particularly like to read as a child?

2. In Chapter 3, in what town is a black man brutally killed in 1998?

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

4. In Chapter 13, what does Jones go back to Lewisville to help his mother with in the summer of 2006?

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

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