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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 7, what does Jones immediately think when the man next to him at the library computer terminal tells him he is also into what Jones is looking at?
(a) He thinks about how sad he is that he never knew his father.
(b) He thinks about James Byrd Jr. getting into a truck with white supremacists.
(c) He thinks about Cody bullying him from his youth.
(d) He thinks about his mother being disappointed in him.

2. In Chapter 12, what cocktail does the Botanist make Jones?
(a) A Jack and Coke.
(b) A gin and tonic.
(c) A vodka and cranberry.
(d) A whiskey sour.

3. In Chapter 1, what does Jones think about all the time?
(a) His father.
(b) Being gay.
(c) Going to New York City.
(d) Finding a job.

4. What does Cody call Jones that Jones writes was almost a relief to hear someone finally say out loud?
(a) Pervert.
(b) Urchin.
(c) Faggot.
(d) Liar.

5. What do Cody and Sam do to Jones on one occasion when they are supposed to be trading magazines?
(a) Beat him with a baseball bat.
(b) Steal his magazine and lock him out of their house.
(c) Tell his mother he has been looking at pornography.
(d) Hit him with a rock from a slingshot.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 8, who does Jones go to New York City with when he is a child?

2. In Chapter 14, what is the name of the man Jones meets at the New Year's Eve party and who changes his life?

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

4. In Part Four, what does Jones's mother write in her letter to him that she considered doing several times?

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

(see the answer key)

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