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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which student was brutally beaten, raped, and killed at the university Jones attends?
(a) Melinda Carter.
(b) Joyce Willard.
(c) Jennifer James.
(d) Melissa "Katie" Autry.

2. In Chapter 15, what does Jones do for his attacker on New Year's Eve before leaving his apartment?
(a) Calls 911 to come for him.
(b) Tries to give him a glass of water.
(c) Calls a number of a relative from the man's cell phone.
(d) Covers him with a blanket.

3. In Chapter 14, why is Jones's friend so concerned about his car?
(a) He says his father bought him the car and will kill him if he wrecks it.
(b) He says he just bought the car and cannot afford to get it fixed.
(c) He says he borrowed the car from his girlfriend.
(d) He says he can not get picked up for drunk driving again.

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

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

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

7. Which other speech and debate student does Jones attend a party with in Chapter 10?
(a) Maggie.
(b) Martha.
(c) John.
(d) Thea.

8. In Chapter 14, what does Jones do in his friend's apartment as his friend and his roommate play video games?
(a) Drinks heavily.
(b) Smokes.
(c) Reads.
(d) Exercises.

9. In Chapter 10, what does Jones think about the way his mother looks as they go together to drop him off at college?
(a) She looks sad.
(b) She looks wealthy.
(c) She looks ill.
(d) She looks like the kind of women you would see in New York City.

10. In Chapter 16, why does Jones set the schedule he does for himself?
(a) So he can talk with his mother every day.
(b) So he can get up and exercise.
(c) So he can do his Buddhist chanting.
(d) So he can write for at least an hour every morning.

11. Which of the following questions does Jones's mother ask him when he tells her he is gay?
(a) Whether he uses protection.
(b) Whether he has a boyfriend.
(c) Whether he has told anyone else yet.
(d) Whether he is ever coming home again.

12. In Chapter 16, what kinds of drinks does Jones's mother order for everyone in Memphis?
(a) Bloody Marys.
(b) Cosmopolitans.
(c) Mimosas.
(d) Gin and tonics.

13. In Chapter 12, what does Jones tell the Botanist when he leaves his house after their first encounter?
(a) To turn himself into the police.
(b) To call him again.
(c) To meet him in the park that weekend.
(d) To delete his number.

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

15. In Chapter 14, which friend of Jones's does he play a "game" with that involves answering questions honestly?
(a) Robert.
(b) Derrick.
(c) Dane.
(d) Jason.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 11, what does Jones tell his friends about his relationship with his mother that shocks many of them?

2. In Chapter 14, what question does Jones's friend ask him that he had not expected him to ask so early in the game?

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

4. In Chapter 11, what joke does Jones reference when he tells his mother he is gay?

5. In Chapter 12, what kinds of things does the Botanist say during sex with Jones that disturbs Jones?

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