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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. Where does Jones go to try to find out more about homosexuality?
(a) His uncle's house.
(b) The public library.
(c) Gay bars in town.
(d) The record shop down the street from his house.

2. In Chapter 8, what university ends up offering Jones a full scholarship for attendance there?
(a) American University.
(b) Columbia University.
(c) New York University.
(d) Western Kentucky University.

3. In Chapter 3, in what town is a black man brutally killed in 1998?
(a) Jasper, Texas.
(b) Atlanta, Georgia.
(c) Lewisville, Texas.
(d) San Francisco, California.

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

5. In Chapter 8, what does Jones notice sitting in a Ziploc back on his mother's nightstand at the hospital?
(a) The nightdress she always wore.
(b) Her watch.
(c) Her diary.
(d) Her phone.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 8, what is Jones's scholarship for?

2. In Chapter 6, what happens when Jones tries to kiss the man in the library?

3. Who are the two neighbors Jones watches from his window as a boy in Chapter 1?

4. What do Jones, Cody and Sam find in the hut in the woods?

5. Where is Chapter 1 set?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. In Chapter 8, what does NYU and the possibility of living in New York seem to represent for Jones?

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

6. 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?

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

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

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

10. In Chapter 4, what had caused Jones's grandmother to hit him across the face several summers earlier?

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