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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V (Chapters 18 - 21).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 12, what kinds of things does the Botanist say during sex with Jones that disturbs Jones?
(a) Romantic things.
(b) Things about his own childhood.
(c) Things about his own wife.
(d) Racist things.

2. In Chapter 12, which of the following lies does Jones tell the Botanist when they first meet?
(a) He is rich.
(b) He is a science major.
(c) He is an athlete.
(d) He is not really gay.

3. In Chapter 18, what does Jones's Uncle Albert stay to Jones's mother in the hospital?
(a) He asks her to give them some sign she can hear them.
(b) He asks her to find the light inside her and reach out to it.
(c) He asks her to let them pray for her.
(d) He asks her to let go if she wants to let go.

4. How is the black man whose death Jones sees reported on the news killed in Chapter 3?
(a) He is shot by three white supremacists.
(b) Three white supremacists stab him to death.
(c) Three white supremacists beat him, chain him to their truck and drag him behind them as they drive.
(d) He is poisoned by his partner.

5. In Chapter 21, what happens in Jones's first dream about his mother after her death?
(a) She can not breathe and is upset.
(b) Her skin turns blue and he ends up hurting her.
(c) She turns to ash.
(d) She drowns in the ocean.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 8, why does Jones's mother take him to New York City when he is a young child?

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

3. In Chapter 13, what happens to Jones's mother just before they leave for her new city?

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

5. In Chapter 18, why does Jones decide he can not sleep in his grandmother's house?

(see the answer key)

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