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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter 4, what word does Jones's grandmother use to describe him in a negative way?
(a) Wordly.
(b) Uppity.
(c) Frosty.
(d) Arrogant.

4. In Chapter 2, what does Cody ask Jones to do with him and Sam that Jones is pleased about?
(a) Go to the movies.
(b) Go to the woods to investigate and possibly vandalize a homeless person's makeshift shelter there.
(c) Have lunch every day at Cody's house.
(d) Play baseball with them.

5. In Chapter 4, why does Jones's grandmother slap him when he his a younger boy?
(a) For playing with her makeup.
(b) For talking back to her after she tells him not to carry his books like a girl.
(c) For wearing a dress.
(d) For watching racy movies.

6. In Chapter 3, in what town is a black man brutally killed in 1998?
(a) Jasper, Texas.
(b) Atlanta, Georgia.
(c) San Francisco, California.
(d) Lewisville, Texas.

7. In Chapter 7, what job does Jones apply for that is met with a rejection?
(a) Re-shelving books at the library.
(b) Waiting tables.
(c) Working at McDonald's.
(d) Long-term caregiving for the elderly.

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

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

10. 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.

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

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

13. In Chapter 8, why does Jones's mother take him to New York City when he is a young child?
(a) For culture.
(b) For a family vacation.
(c) So he can eat food from different cultures.
(d) For a job offer.

14. In Chapter 8, what is one activity Jones and his mother do together to try to help with his problems related to going to college?
(a) They get new jobs.
(b) They do Buddhist chants at the altar.
(c) They pray together at a Catholic church.
(d) They ask Jones' grandmother for a loan.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 8, what university ends up offering Jones a full scholarship for attendance there?

2. Where does Jones's mother work in Chapter 1?

3. In Chapter 3, who is the man who is killed whose death Jones sees reported on the news?

4. In Chapter 8, how does Jones feel after telling his mother about his scholarship to college?

5. In Chapter 4, what does Jones's grandmother often call him affectionately?

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