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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. Who are the two neighbors Jones watches from his window as a boy in Chapter 1?
(a) Jeff and John.
(b) Cody and Sam.
(c) Sam and Robert.
(d) Mark and Henry.

3. 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) Solid-looking tiles.
(d) Rough tree branches.

4. In Chapter 1, what book does Jones begin that he comes to love?
(a) Beloved.
(b) The Invisible Man.
(c) Another Country.
(d) The Bluest Eye.

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

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

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

8. In Chapter 9, who does Jones's mother sometimes call out for in her sleep?
(a) Ryan.
(b) Jerry.
(c) John.
(d) Albert.

9. Where does Jones meet a man he goes home with at the end of Chapter 8?
(a) The library.
(b) The grocery store.
(c) A gay bookstore.
(d) A gay bar.

10. Where is Chapter 1 set?
(a) Atlanta, Georgia.
(b) Memphis, Tennessee.
(c) Lubbock, Texas.
(d) Lewisville, Texas.

11. What kinds of books does Jones particularly like to read as a child?
(a) Greek mythology.
(b) Sports stories.
(c) Horror stories.
(d) Mysteries.

12. What does Jones's mother routinely do as soon as she gets home from work in Chapter 1?
(a) Pour herself a glass of water and drink the entire thing.
(b) Make a snack.
(c) Take the dog for a walk.
(d) Have a cigar.

13. What do Jones, Cody and Sam find in the hut in the woods?
(a) Pornographic magazines.
(b) Drugs.
(c) Water.
(d) Food.

14. In Chapter 4, what does Jones's grandmother often call him affectionately?
(a) Cy.
(b) Darling.
(c) Cedrick.
(d) Boy.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 8, what do Jones's mother's friends take him to see?

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

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

4. In Chapter 4, who in Jones's family does he refer to as a man of God?

5. In the Prelude, what kind of hairstyle does Jones's mother wear?

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