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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 10, what does Jones's RA persuade him and some of his fellow students to do?
(a) Cook dinner together.
(b) Trust falls.
(c) Drugs.
(d) Play sports together.

2. In Chapter 15, what does the man Jones is with on New Year's Eve keep repeating to Jones?
(a) You are sick and demented.
(b) You are mine now.
(c) You're already dead.
(d) You will not make it home.

3. In Chapter 13, what does Jones go back to Lewisville to help his mother with in the summer of 2006?
(a) To help her pack her apartment and move to Atlanta.
(b) To help her take care of her garden.
(c) To help her sort out her healthcare regime.
(d) To help her take care of his grandmother.

4. In Chapter 11, what joke does Jones reference when he tells his mother he is gay?
(a) He may be bringing a new friend home for the holidays for her to meet.
(b) He really likes musicals.
(c) Not even his clothes are in the closet anymore.
(d) He can help her with fashion advice.

5. In Chapter 16, where does Jones live?
(a) Memphis.
(b) Jersey City, New Jersey.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) Atlanta.

6. In Part Four, when does Jones's mother write the heartfelt letter to him?
(a) March 2003.
(b) February 2007.
(c) April 2000.
(d) July 2005.

7. In Chapter 13, what does Jones say happened to his mother with age?
(a) She became bitter.
(b) She became more beautiful.
(c) She became more risk-averse.
(d) She became more daring.

8. In Chapter 10, who does Jones engage in sexual activity with at his first college party?
(a) Roman.
(b) Colby.
(c) Rob.
(d) James.

9. In Chapter 12, what cocktail does the Botanist make Jones?
(a) A gin and tonic.
(b) A whiskey sour.
(c) A Jack and Coke.
(d) A vodka and cranberry.

10. What does the Botanist have many of in his apartment?
(a) Birds.
(b) Potted trees.
(c) Lamps.
(d) Cakes.

11. In Chapter 16, how does Jones feel about his mother's place in their family?
(a) She drove everyone apart.
(b) She was the one everyone always worried about.
(c) She kept everyone together.
(d) She was the one everyone wanted to make proud.

12. In Chapter 16, what strikes Jones as a common thread between gay, black, and male poets?
(a) Many died young of AIDS, poverty, or some other tragedy.
(b) Many have been given numerous prestigious awards.
(c) Many have lived in New York City.
(d) Many are from the south like him.

13. In Chapter 19, what is one way Jones has of dealing with the trauma he experienced on New Year's Eve?
(a) He goes for long walks in nature.
(b) He tells his grandmother about it.
(c) He writes about it.
(d) He goes for a swim every morning to clear his head.

14. In Chapter 14, what question does Jones ask his friend that he has found all straight men like?
(a) He asks what his favorite kinds of breasts are.
(b) He asks what losing his virginity was like.
(c) He asks what he does to turn girls on.
(d) He asks what the sexiest thing a girl ever did for him was.

15. In Chapter 16, what book is Jones's class in high school currently reading?
(a) The Red Badge of Courage.
(b) The Catcher in the Rye.
(c) Huckleberry Finn.
(d) Catch-22.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 14, what is the name of the man Jones meets at the New Year's Eve party and who changes his life?

2. In Chapter 14, what scares Jones's friend so much that he panics?

3. In Chapter 16, what does Jones start to wish he had as a result of his New Year's Eve experience?

4. In Chapter 16, why does Jones set the schedule he does for himself?

5. What is one difference Jones thinks exists between speech and debate students and theater students?

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