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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 library.
(b) The grocery store.
(c) A gay bar.
(d) A gay bookstore.

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

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

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

5. In Chapter 4, what religion does Jones mention his mother has practiced since her early twenties?
(a) Buddhism.
(b) Catholicism.
(c) Islam.
(d) Judaism.

6. In the Prelude, what kind of hairstyle does Jones's mother wear?
(a) Short hair.
(b) Curls.
(c) Box braids.
(d) A ponytail.

7. In Chapter 6, why is the main figure in the play Jones sees in high school targeted and beaten to death?
(a) He is poor.
(b) He is a Muslim.
(c) He is black.
(d) He is gay.

8. Where does Jones's mother work in Chapter 1?
(a) City Hall.
(b) A law office.
(c) McDonald's.
(d) The airport.

9. In Chapter 4, what does Jones's grandmother's pastor say that Jones is appalled at?
(a) He prays that all gays will be confined to Hell.
(b) He prays that Jones's grandmother will find strength to disown him.
(c) He prays that Jones's mother will become ill.
(d) He prays that Jones be struck down by God.

10. What does Cody seem to understand when he, Jones and Sam trade magazines in Chapter 2?
(a) That Jones may be on drugs.
(b) That Jones is gay.
(c) That Jones has been selling access to the magazines to other boys.
(d) That Jones is suffering from bullying from other boys.

11. What do most of the books Jones finds about homosexuality as a young boy also include information about?
(a) Recommended novels for further reading.
(b) Conversion therapy.
(c) Religion.
(d) AIDS.

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

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

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

15. 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 your mother has lied to you.
(c) The first time someone calls you a faggot.
(d) The first time you realize you are mortal

Short Answer Questions

1. In the last line of the Prelude, what does Jones say is in his mother's blood as she dances?

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

3. In the woods, what is the structure that Jones, Cody and Sam find made out of?

4. In Chapter 8, what does Jones's mother point out to him on the street in New York?

5. In Chapter 6, what play does Jones and his class see in high school?

(see the answer keys)

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