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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 Part Four, what grocery store does Jones's mother write that she often went to for food when he was a child?
(a) Tom Thumb.
(b) Kroger.
(c) Wegman's.
(d) WaWa.

2. In Chapter 6, who is the play Jones sees in high school primarily about?
(a) Matthew Shepard.
(b) Michael Jackson.
(c) James Baldwin.
(d) Tim Oakley.

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

4. In Chapter 8, what university ends up offering Jones a full scholarship for attendance there?
(a) Columbia University.
(b) American University.
(c) New York University.
(d) Western Kentucky University.

5. What author does Jones begin Part Two of the book with a quote from?
(a) Nikki Giovanni.
(b) Mamie Elizabeth Till-Mobley.
(c) Sadie Smith.
(d) Tayari Jones.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 6, what does Jones do with the man in the library?

2. In Part Four, what does Jones's mother say she does not have regarding him?

3. In Chapter 12, what does the Botanist's online profile say about him?

4. In Chapter 18, why does Jones eventually answer his phone calls from his uncle?

5. In Chapter 8, what does Jones realize about the stranger he goes home with once he is in the man's house?

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