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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 1, what is the name of Jones's dog?
(a) Kingsley.
(b) Derrick.
(c) Martin.
(d) Roxy.

2. In Chapter 9, who does Jones's mother sometimes call out for in her sleep?
(a) Jerry.
(b) Ryan.
(c) John.
(d) Albert.

3. In Chapter 4, what does Jones realize after his grandmother takes him to the pulpit of her church?
(a) He wants to convert to the Evangelical church.
(b) He will never spend another summer with her again.
(c) His grandmother does not love him.
(d) He will have to move in with his grandmother.

4. In Chapter 8, what does Jones realize about the stranger he goes home with once he is in the man's house?
(a) The man has lied to Jones about his real name.
(b) He has a wife and family.
(c) The house the man has taken him to is not really his house.
(d) He does not have a job.

5. What does Jones's mother routinely do as soon as she gets home from work in Chapter 1?
(a) Make a snack.
(b) Pour herself a glass of water and drink the entire thing.
(c) Have a cigar.
(d) Take the dog for a walk.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 7, what does Jones immediately think when the man next to him at the library computer terminal tells him he is also into what Jones is looking at?

2. What kinds of books does Jones particularly like to read as a child?

3. In Chapter 3, Jones says he is the kind of boy who did what as a child?

4. In Chapter 8, where does Jones get accepted to college and where he desperately would like to attend?

5. In Chapter 8, why does Jones's mother take him to New York City when he is a young child?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 6, what is Jones's mother very upset about finding on the computer in their house?

2. In Chapter 6, what bothers Jones about some of his classmates' reactions to the play they see in his high school together?

3. In Chapter 3, how does Jones feel when he hears about the murder of James Byrd Jr.?

4. In Chapter 8, how does Jones feel about New York City after his first visit there?

5. In Chapter 7, what are the circumstances under which Jones tries to kiss the first man he tries to kiss?

6. In Chapter 4, what does Jones's grandmother get very upset about finding in his bedroom?

7. In Chapter 2, how does Jones feel when Cody calls him a faggot?

8. In Chapter 2, why is Jones excited and happy when his neighbor Cody asks him to go out in the woods with him and his brother?

9. In Chapter 8, why does Jones start visiting the Cedar Springs section of Dallas as much as he can?

10. In Chapter 8, what happens after Jones is accepted into New York University for college?

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