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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 does Jones's mother routinely do as soon as she gets home from work in Chapter 1?
(a) Take the dog for a walk.
(b) Pour herself a glass of water and drink the entire thing.
(c) Make a snack.
(d) Have a cigar.

2. In Chapter 12, why does Jones think the Botanist might think he is a bit dumb?
(a) He says "huh" and "what" often during their conversation.
(b) He pretends not to understand the Botanist's literary references.
(c) He does not understand the Botanist's scientific references.
(d) He talks more than he thinks he should about reality television.

3. In Chapter 6, what happens when Jones tries to kiss the man in the library?
(a) The man kisses Jones back.
(b) The man threatens Jones not to tell anyone else what they have been doing.
(c) The man tells him he is not into that and immediately leaves.
(d) The man slaps Jones.

4. In Chapter 13, what does Jones go back to Lewisville to help his mother with in the summer of 2006?
(a) To help her pack her apartment and move to Atlanta.
(b) To help her take care of his grandmother.
(c) To help her take care of her garden.
(d) To help her sort out her healthcare regime.

5. In Chapter 10, what does Jones think about the way his mother looks as they go together to drop him off at college?
(a) She looks ill.
(b) She looks sad.
(c) She looks like the kind of women you would see in New York City.
(d) She looks wealthy.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 3, who is the man who is killed whose death Jones sees reported on the news?

2. 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?

3. Well into his high school years, what does Jones have recurring dreams about?

4. Which student was brutally beaten, raped, and killed at the university Jones attends?

5. In Chapter 16, where does Jones live?

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