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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 8, what section of Dallas does Jones begin going to more often?
(a) Sycamore Lane.
(b) Oakland Row.
(c) Tulip Circle.
(d) Cedar Springs.

2. Where is Chapter 1 set?
(a) Lewisville, Texas.
(b) Atlanta, Georgia.
(c) Lubbock, Texas.
(d) Memphis, Tennessee.

3. In Chapter 7, what job does Jones apply for that is met with a rejection?
(a) Waiting tables.
(b) Re-shelving books at the library.
(c) Working at McDonald's.
(d) Long-term caregiving for the elderly.

4. In Chapter 8, what illness is Jones's mother diagnosed with?
(a) Lyme Disease.
(b) Cancer.
(c) Multiple Sclerosis.
(d) Congestive heart failure.

5. In Chapter 6, why is the main figure in the play Jones sees in high school targeted and beaten to death?
(a) He is poor.
(b) He is gay.
(c) He is a Muslim.
(d) He is black.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 8, what does Jones realize about the stranger he goes home with once he is in the man's house?

2. What does Cody call Jones that Jones writes was almost a relief to hear someone finally say out loud?

3. In Chapter 6, what does Jones imagine the man in the library doing after he leaves the library?

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

5. In Chapter 8, what is standing in the way of Jones attending the university he wants to attend?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Chapter 4, why does Jones's mother send him to Memphis to stay with his grandmother for half of each summer every year?

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

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

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

6. In Chapter 5, what kinds of stories is Jones very interested in in adolescence, and why?

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

8. In Chapter 1, what do all the books Jones finds in the library about being gay have in common?

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

10. In Chapter 4, what makes Jones think he will refuse to come to his grandmother's for future summers?

(see the answer keys)

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