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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 11, what does Jones use the tree branches in his grandmother's backyard for as a child?
(a) To swing with his cat from.
(b) As part of the show he imagines himself putting on.
(c) To use as a baseball bat.
(d) To use as imaginary antlers.

2. In Chapter 16, why is Jones hesitant to do what his mother asks of him?
(a) He is barely making ends meet financially.
(b) He still has not forgiven his grandmother.
(c) He does not like to cook.
(d) He does not want to speak with his father.

3. What kind of shoes does Jones wear to move into his university in Chapter 10?
(a) Narrow Chelsea boots.
(b) Sandals.
(c) Sneakers.
(d) Loafers.

4. In Chapter 12, what does Jones tell the Botanist his name is?
(a) Robin.
(b) John.
(c) Jeff.
(d) Cody.

5. In Chapter 10, what book does Jones take out to re-read?
(a) The Dead.
(b) Ulysses.
(c) The Hours.
(d) The Awakening.

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

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

8. In Part Four, what grocery store does Jones's mother write that she often went to for food when he was a child?
(a) WaWa.
(b) Wegman's.
(c) Kroger.
(d) Tom Thumb.

9. In Chapter 15, what does Jones tell his mother about how he spent New Year's Eve?
(a) That he met someone he really likes.
(b) That he was badly beaten.
(c) Only that he want to a house party.
(d) That he will come home now after dropping out of college because of something that happened on New Year's Eve.

10. Which author does Jones begin Part Three with a quote from?
(a) Roxanne Gay.
(b) Nikki Giovanni.
(c) Danez Smith.
(d) Sadie Jones.

11. In Chapter 13, how does Jones explain his choice to see the Botanist again?
(a) He says they live in the same town, so it is convenient.
(b) He says they both like plants.
(c) He says they have the same sense of humor.
(d) He says they both like that they are damaging to each other.

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

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

14. In Chapter 12, what kinds of things does the Botanist say during sex with Jones that disturbs Jones?
(a) Racist things.
(b) Romantic things.
(c) Things about his own childhood.
(d) Things about his own wife.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 16, why does Jones feel he has to be so disciplined about his work?

2. In Part Four, what does Jones's mother say she does not have regarding him?

3. In Chapter 13, what happens to Jones's mother just before they leave for her new city?

4. In Chapter 10, what does Jones's RA persuade him and some of his fellow students to do?

5. In Chapter 16, what question begins to plague Jones about what happened New Year's Eve?

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