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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Chapter 4, why does Jones's grandmother slap him when he his a younger boy?
(a) For watching racy movies.
(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 wearing a dress.

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

4. In Chapter 7, what does the man next to Jones at the library computer terminal ask him about what he is looking at?
(a) Whether his father knows he is looking at these sites.
(b) Whether he is "into that."
(c) Whether his mother knows he is looking at these sites.
(d) Whether he knows that God can see what he is doing.

5. In Chapter 4, what does Jones realize after his grandmother takes him to the pulpit of her church?
(a) He wants to convert to the Evangelical church.
(b) His grandmother does not love him.
(c) He will have to move in with his grandmother.
(d) He will never spend another summer with her again.

6. 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?
(a) He thinks about James Byrd Jr. getting into a truck with white supremacists.
(b) He thinks about how sad he is that he never knew his father.
(c) He thinks about Cody bullying him from his youth.
(d) He thinks about his mother being disappointed in him.

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

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

9. In the woods, what is the structure that Jones, Cody and Sam find made out of?
(a) Rough tree branches.
(b) Newspapers.
(c) Wood, cardboard, and metal scraps.
(d) Solid-looking tiles.

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

11. In Chapter 6, why is Jones's mother upset about what she finds on Jones's computer?
(a) She realizes Jones has been buying expensive pornography online.
(b) She realizes Jones has been plotting to run away.
(c) She realizes Jones has been looking for his father online.
(d) She realizes Jones has been communicating with older men online.

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

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

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

15. In Chapter 4, what kind of new church does Jones's grandmother start attending when he is about 13?
(a) Mormon.
(b) Unitarian.
(c) Evangelical.
(d) Methodist.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do Jones, Cody and Sam find in the hut in the woods?

3. What do most of the books Jones finds about homosexuality as a young boy also include information about?

4. In Chapter 8, what does Jones realize about the stranger he goes home with once he is in the man's house?

5. Where does Jones meet a man he goes home with at the end of Chapter 8?

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