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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 8, what event is going on in New York City when Jones visits for the first time as a child?
(a) The Olympics.
(b) Pride Month.
(c) The Thanksgiving Day Parade.
(d) St. Patrick's Day.

2. In Chapter 16, what book is Jones's class in high school currently reading?
(a) Huckleberry Finn.
(b) The Catcher in the Rye.
(c) The Red Badge of Courage.
(d) Catch-22.

3. In Chapter 8, how does Jones feel after telling his mother about his scholarship to college?
(a) Angry, because she did not react the way he thought she would.
(b) Suspicious.
(c) Good, but disappointed that it does not make a bigger difference to her health.
(d) Guilty.

4. In Chapter 4, where does Jones's grandmother live?
(a) Atlanta.
(b) Sacramento.
(c) Austin.
(d) Memphis.

5. In Part Four, what does Jones's mother say she does not have regarding him?
(a) Anger.
(b) Regrets.
(c) Patience.
(d) Hurt.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 16, how does Jones feel about his mother's place in their family?

2. In Chapter 15, what happens suddenly when Jones and the man he is with on New Years Eve are kissing?

3. In Chapter 19, what does Jones write his mother would have done if she had been there with him?

4. In Chapter 10, who does Jones engage in sexual activity with at his first college party?

5. In Chapter 7, what was the first man Jones tried to kiss wearing?

(see the answer key)

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