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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 12, what does the Botanist's online profile say about him?
(a) He has a pet snake.
(b) He is straight-acting and only into other straight-acting men.
(c) He never works out.
(d) He is a botanist, but he does not like plants.

2. What is one difference Jones thinks exists between speech and debate students and theater students?
(a) He thinks speech and debate students are smarter than theater students.
(b) He thinks speech and debate students are meaner than theater students.
(c) He thinks speech and debate students are more arrogant than theater students.
(d) He thinks speech and debate students are shyer than theater students.

3. In Chapter 14, why is Jones's friend so concerned about his car?
(a) He says he just bought the car and cannot afford to get it fixed.
(b) He says his father bought him the car and will kill him if he wrecks it.
(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 15, what does the man Jones is with on New Year's Eve keep repeating to Jones?
(a) You will not make it home.
(b) You're already dead.
(c) You are mine now.
(d) You are sick and demented.

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

6. What does Jones's mother say about his happiness in Chapter 11?
(a) He can not be happy if he is gay.
(b) She can not be happy if he is gay.
(c) If he is happy, she is happy.
(d) He can be happy, but his extended family will be miserable if he tells them the truth.

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

8. In Chapter 12, which of the following lies does Jones tell the Botanist when they first meet?
(a) He is a science major.
(b) He is an athlete.
(c) He is rich.
(d) He is not really gay.

9. 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.

10. 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) Kroger.
(c) Tom Thumb.
(d) Wegman's.

11. In Chapter 11, what do Jones and his mother often say to each other on the phone?
(a) Bon voyage.
(b) Until we meet again.
(c) Kisses.
(d) It was good to hear your voice.

12. 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 performs stand-up comedy with him.
(c) He gives the man his own shirt.
(d) He drinks shots with him.

13. In Part Four, what does Jones's mother say she does not have regarding him?
(a) Hurt.
(b) Regrets.
(c) Patience.
(d) Anger.

14. In Chapter 16, which poet who has recently died does Jones particularly admire?
(a) John Baldwin.
(b) Lewis Smurl.
(c) Reginald Shepherd.
(d) Bayard Rustin.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 16, what does Jones's mother insist upon his doing?

2. In Chapter 13, what does Jones go back to Lewisville to help his mother with in the summer of 2006?

3. In Chapter 14, what makes Jones pay closer attention to the conversation his friend and his friend's roommate are having?

4. What does the Botanist have hanging from his lamps?

5. In Chapter 16, why is Jones hesitant to do what his mother asks of him?

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