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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is one character from Greek mythology that Jones experiments writing in the voice of?
(a) Aphrodite.
(b) Ariadne.
(c) Electra.
(d) Medusa.

2. In Chapter 4, what does Jones's grandmother do when he tells her he is not going to church with her any more?
(a) Takes the sheets off his bed with him still on it.
(b) Threatens him with a knife.
(c) Slaps him.
(d) Calls the pastor in to talk to him at her house.

3. In Chapter 4, how many jobs does Jones say his mother worked while he was growing up?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 2.

4. In Chapter 8, what is standing in the way of Jones attending the university he wants to attend?
(a) He and his mother can not afford the tuition, even with financial aid.
(b) His grandmother has forbidden him to go to college.
(c) He does not want to fly on a plane to get there.
(d) He has not taken the appropriate entry exams to apply to the university.

5. In Chapter 4, what does Jones's grandmother find in his room that causes her to make him pray with her?
(a) Magazine pictures of bare-chested men.
(b) Racy novels.
(c) Drugs.
(d) Alcohol.

6. In Chapter 7, what does the man next to Jones at the library computer terminal ask him about what he is looking at?
(a) Whether he is "into that."
(b) Whether his father knows he is looking at these sites.
(c) Whether he knows that God can see what he is doing.
(d) Whether his mother knows he is looking at these sites.

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

8. What is Jones surprised about regarding the items he, Cody and Sam take from the hut in the woods?
(a) How dirty the bottles of water are.
(b) How decent the food tastes.
(c) How strong the drugs are.
(d) How glamorous the magazine spreads look.

9. In Chapter 8, what does Jones realize about the stranger he goes home with once he is in the man's house?
(a) He does not have a job.
(b) The man has lied to Jones about his real name.
(c) He has a wife and family.
(d) The house the man has taken him to is not really his house.

10. In Chapter 8, what does Jones notice sitting in a Ziploc back on his mother's nightstand at the hospital?
(a) Her diary.
(b) Her phone.
(c) The nightdress she always wore.
(d) Her watch.

11. In Chapter 4, who in Jones's family does he refer to as a man of God?
(a) His cousin James.
(b) Uncle Ty.
(c) Uncle Albert.
(d) His grandfather.

12. What do most of the books Jones finds about homosexuality as a young boy also include information about?
(a) AIDS.
(b) Recommended novels for further reading.
(c) Religion.
(d) Conversion therapy.

13. In the woods, what is the structure that Jones, Cody and Sam find made out of?
(a) Wood, cardboard, and metal scraps.
(b) Rough tree branches.
(c) Solid-looking tiles.
(d) Newspapers.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 1, what does Jones find tucked into a novel of his mother's that interests him?

2. In Chapter 8, what illness is Jones's mother diagnosed with?

3. In Chapter 7, what job does Jones apply for that is met with a rejection?

4. Where does Jones meet a man he goes home with at the end of Chapter 8?

5. What does Jones's mother routinely do as soon as she gets home from work in Chapter 1?

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