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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Chapter 7, what was the first man Jones tried to kiss wearing?
(a) Leather pants.
(b) A construction uniform.
(c) A Texas A and M polo shirt.
(d) Shorts and a bright red t-shirt.

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

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

5. In Chapter 3, Jones says he is the kind of boy who did what as a child?
(a) Collected rocks.
(b) Spent all his time outside.
(c) Performed science experiments.
(d) Loved sports.

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

7. In Chapter 1, what is the name of Jones's dog?
(a) Derrick.
(b) Martin.
(c) Roxy.
(d) Kingsley.

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

9. What job did Jones's mother work at for a brief time during her twenties?
(a) Fashion model.
(b) Mechanic.
(c) Paralegal.
(d) Waitress.

10. In Chapter 3, who is the man who is killed whose death Jones sees reported on the news?
(a) James Byrd Jr.
(b) David Bline.
(c) Robert Milken.
(d) John Robertson.

11. In Chapter 8, what is Jones's scholarship for?
(a) Music.
(b) Track.
(c) Speech and debate.
(d) Basketball.

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

13. In Chapter 6, what does Jones imagine the man in the library doing after he leaves the library?
(a) Making dinner.
(b) Reading a book in the library.
(c) Going to work.
(d) Going home to a wife and family.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. In the Prelude, what kind of music does Jones refer to in the title of the Prelude?

4. 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?

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

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