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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. What other murdered man does Jones connect the figure at the heart of they play he sees in high school with?
(a) James Byrd Jr.
(b) Martin Luther King Jr.
(c) Malcolm X.
(d) James Jones.

2. 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.

3. In Chapter 12, what does the Botanist's online profile say about him?
(a) He never works out.
(b) He is a botanist, but he does not like plants.
(c) He has a pet snake.
(d) He is straight-acting and only into other straight-acting men.

4. In Chapter 7, what job does Jones apply for that is met with a rejection?
(a) Waiting tables.
(b) Long-term caregiving for the elderly.
(c) Re-shelving books at the library.
(d) Working at McDonald's.

5. In Chapter 19, what is one way Jones has of dealing with the trauma he experienced on New Year's Eve?
(a) He tells his grandmother about it.
(b) He goes for a swim every morning to clear his head.
(c) He goes for long walks in nature.
(d) He writes about it.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Jones's mother work in Chapter 1?

2. In Chapter 11, what does Jones use the tree branches in his grandmother's backyard for as a child?

3. In Chapter 4, what kind of new church does Jones's grandmother start attending when he is about 13?

4. What does Jones's mother say about his happiness in Chapter 11?

5. In Chapter 16, which poet who has recently died does Jones particularly admire?

(see the answer key)

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