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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the last thing Jones's mother says to him when she drops him off at college?
(a) She tells him she loves him.
(b) She tells him not to have sex without a condom.
(c) She tells him to visit his grandmother.
(d) She tells him she will be OK without him.

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

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

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) Not even his clothes are in the closet anymore.
(c) He really likes musicals.
(d) He can help her with fashion advice.

5. 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) Exercises.
(d) Reads.

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

7. In Chapter 14, what makes Jones pay closer attention to the conversation his friend and his friend's roommate are having?
(a) He thinks he hears them plotting a crime.
(b) He thinks he hears them talking about him in a derogatory way.
(c) He thinks he hears them talking about financial aid for college.
(d) He thinks he hears one of them say the N-word.

8. What does Jones do with the man he leaves the New Year's Eve party with that makes other party-goers laugh?
(a) He sits on the edge of the bed with him right after the man obviously had sex with a woman who has just left the bedroom.
(b) He gives the man his own shirt.
(c) He performs stand-up comedy with him.
(d) He drinks shots with him.

9. 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 a swim every morning to clear his head.
(b) He writes about it.
(c) He tells his grandmother about it.
(d) He goes for long walks in nature.

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

11. In Chapter 11, what kinds of trees on campus remind Jones of his grandmother's house?
(a) Dogwood.
(b) Pear.
(c) Magnolia.
(d) Birch.

12. In Chapter 15, what happens suddenly when Jones and the man he is with on New Years Eve are kissing?
(a) The man goes and gets a knife.
(b) The man makes a phone call.
(c) The man starts drinking heavily again.
(d) The man starts hitting Jones violently.

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

14. 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 both like that they are damaging to each other.
(d) He says they have the same sense of humor.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 10, what does Jones do for the first time at a college party?

2. In Chapter 16, how does Jones feel about his mother's place in their family?

3. In Chapter 15, what does Jones end up thinking about the man he was with on New Year's Eve?

4. What is playing on the television in the Botanist's bedroom when Jones and he enter it?

5. Which author does Jones begin Part Three with a quote from?

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