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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 4, what kind of new church does Jones's grandmother start attending when he is about 13?
(a) Methodist.
(b) Unitarian.
(c) Evangelical.
(d) Mormon.

2. In Chapter 5, what does Jones write that you never forget the first instance of?
(a) The first time you have sex.
(b) The first time you realize you are mortal
(c) The first time you realize your mother has lied to you.
(d) The first time someone calls you a faggot.

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

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

5. Where does Jones go to try to find out more about homosexuality?
(a) His uncle's house.
(b) The record shop down the street from his house.
(c) Gay bars in town.
(d) The public library.

6. In the last line of the Prelude, what does Jones say is in his mother's blood as she dances?
(a) Fire.
(b) Joy.
(c) Rhythm.
(d) Snakes.

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

8. In Chapter 8, where does Jones get accepted to college and where he desperately would like to attend?
(a) Columbia University?
(b) Princeton.
(c) Yale.
(d) New York University.

9. In Chapter 8, how does Jones travel to the university that offers him the scholarship?
(a) He takes the train.
(b) He hitchhikes.
(c) On a plane ticket paid for by his mother's Delta benefits.
(d) By rental car.

10. 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?
(a) He thinks about James Byrd Jr. getting into a truck with white supremacists.
(b) He thinks about Cody bullying him from his youth.
(c) He thinks about his mother being disappointed in him.
(d) He thinks about how sad he is that he never knew his father.

11. In the Prelude, what kind of music does Jones refer to in the title of the Prelude?
(a) Rap Music.
(b) Go Go Music.
(c) Grown Folks' Music.
(d) Punk Music.

12. In Chapter 8, who does Jones go to New York City with when he is a child?
(a) His father.
(b) His mother, grandmother, and cousins.
(c) His grandfather.
(d) His mother's friends.

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

14. 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) He has not taken the appropriate entry exams to apply to the university.
(c) His grandmother has forbidden him to go to college.
(d) He does not want to fly on a plane to get there.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do most of the books Jones finds about homosexuality as a young boy also include information about?

3. In Chapter 9, who does Jones's mother sometimes call out for in her sleep?

4. How is the black man whose death Jones sees reported on the news killed in Chapter 3?

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

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