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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 7, what was the first man Jones tried to kiss wearing?
(a) A construction uniform.
(b) A Texas A and M polo shirt.
(c) Shorts and a bright red t-shirt.
(d) Leather pants.

2. In Chapter 9, what symptoms cause Jones's mother to go to the hospital?
(a) She has the worst headache of her life.
(b) She is short of breath and had collapsed earlier after work in the parking lot.
(c) She can not move her legs.
(d) She has terrible abdominal pain.

3. What kinds of books does Jones particularly like to read as a child?
(a) Sports stories.
(b) Mysteries.
(c) Greek mythology.
(d) Horror stories.

4. 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?
(a) He thinks about his mother being disappointed in him.
(b) He thinks about James Byrd Jr. getting into a truck with white supremacists.
(c) He thinks about Cody bullying him from his youth.
(d) He thinks about how sad he is that he never knew his father.

5. In the Prelude, what kind of hairstyle does Jones's mother wear?
(a) Short hair.
(b) A ponytail.
(c) Box braids.
(d) Curls.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 4, what kind of new church does Jones's grandmother start attending when he is about 13?

2. In Chapter 7, what does Jones do for most of his time at the public library?

3. In Chapter 8, what section of Dallas does Jones begin going to more often?

4. In Chapter 8, what does Jones's mother point out to him on the street in New York?

5. In Chapter 1, what does Jones think about all the time?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter 1, what is the book that Jones becomes enamored with, and why?

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

5. In Chapter 4, why is Jones so upset with the evangelical preacher's "prayer" for him and his mother?

6. In Chapter 2, what does Jones, Cody, and Sam find in the woods that they split up and share?

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

8. In Chapter 9, what is the prognosis for Jones's mother after the diagnosis of her illness?

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

10. In Chapter 1, how does Jones describe his mother's appearance and demeanor?

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