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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 3, Jones says he is the kind of boy who did what as a child?
(a) Loved sports.
(b) Spent all his time outside.
(c) Performed science experiments.
(d) Collected rocks.

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

3. In Chapter 4, what word does Jones's grandmother use to describe him in a negative way?
(a) Uppity.
(b) Arrogant.
(c) Frosty.
(d) Wordly.

4. In Chapter 4, how many jobs does Jones say his mother worked while he was growing up?
(a) 1.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

5. In Chapter 5, as Jones gets older, what does he start to notice more?
(a) Gay bars.
(b) Gay literature.
(c) Gay music.
(d) Men's and boy's beautiful bodies.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 9, what symptoms cause Jones's mother to go to the hospital?

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

3. Where does Jones's mother work in Chapter 1?

4. In the last line of the Prelude, what does Jones say is in his mother's blood as she dances?

5. Well into his high school years, what does Jones have recurring dreams about?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 5, what does Jones say you never forget?

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

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

4. In Chapter 1, what does Jones find tucked away in the book he is enamored with that intrigues him?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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