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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is the black man whose death Jones sees reported on the news killed in Chapter 3?
(a) He is shot by three white supremacists.
(b) Three white supremacists stab him to death.
(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.

2. In Chapter 6, what play does Jones and his class see in high school?
(a) Angels in America.
(b) The Laramie Project.
(c) Persephone.
(d) Rent.

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

4. In Chapter 1, what does Jones think about all the time?
(a) His father.
(b) Being gay.
(c) Going to New York City.
(d) Finding a job.

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

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

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

8. In Chapter 6, what does Jones do with the man in the library?
(a) He performs oral sex on the man.
(b) He has intercourse with the man.
(c) He goes to the bookstore down the street with the man.
(d) He goes home with the man and has dinner.

9. 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 has not taken the appropriate entry exams to apply to the university.
(d) He does not want to fly on a plane to get there.

10. Well into his high school years, what does Jones have recurring dreams about?
(a) His mother dying.
(b) Dressing as a woman.
(c) Having a woman's body.
(d) Getting revenge on Cody.

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

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

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

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 pray together at a Catholic church.
(b) They ask Jones' grandmother for a loan.
(c) They get new jobs.
(d) They do Buddhist chants at the altar.

15. In Chapter 6, what happens when Jones tries to kiss the man in the library?
(a) The man threatens Jones not to tell anyone else what they have been doing.
(b) The man kisses Jones back.
(c) The man slaps Jones.
(d) The man tells him he is not into that and immediately leaves.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 8, what does Jones notice sitting in a Ziploc back on his mother's nightstand at the hospital?

2. In Chapter 4, what religion does Jones mention his mother has practiced since her early twenties?

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

4. In Chapter 4, what does Jones's grandmother do when he tells her he is not going to church with her any more?

5. What kinds of books does Jones particularly like to read as a child?

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