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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 16, where does Jones live?
(a) Jersey City, New Jersey.
(b) Atlanta.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) Memphis.

2. In Chapter 12, what does Jones tell the Botanist his name is?
(a) Robin.
(b) John.
(c) Cody.
(d) Jeff.

3. In Part Four, what does Jones's mother write in her letter to him that she considered doing several times?
(a) Killing herself.
(b) Asking her mother to take over raising him.
(c) Taking drugs.
(d) Asking Jones's father to take custody of him.

4. What does Jones's mother say about his happiness in Chapter 11?
(a) He can not be happy if he is gay.
(b) If he is happy, she is happy.
(c) He can be happy, but his extended family will be miserable if he tells them the truth.
(d) She can not be happy if he is gay.

5. In Chapter 16, how does Jones feel about his mother's place in their family?
(a) She was the one everyone wanted to make proud.
(b) She drove everyone apart.
(c) She kept everyone together.
(d) She was the one everyone always worried about.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 16, what does Jones start to wish he had as a result of his New Year's Eve experience?

2. In Chapter 13, what happens to Jones's mother just before they leave for her new city?

3. What does the Botanist have hanging from his lamps?

4. In Chapter 12, why does Jones think the Botanist might think he is a bit dumb?

5. In Chapter 16, why does Jones feel he has to be so disciplined about his work?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 11, how does Jones feel after he eventually tells his mother he is gay?

2. In Chapter 14, what happens in Dane's apartment that upsets Jones?

3. In Part Four, what does Jones's mother write to him in her letter from 2007?

4. In Chapter 11, how do Jones's friends react when he tells them he has still not told his mother he is gay?

5. In Chapter 16, what does Jones think about what he would do if anyone ever treated him as Daniel once had?

6. In Chapter 11, what do the dogwood trees on campus remind Jones of from his childhood?

7. In Chapter 10, what is Jones's good-bye with his mother like when they part ways after he arrives at college?

8. In Chapter 17, why does Jones strive to stay so disciplined with his writing work?

9. In Chapter 10, what happens to Jones at the first college party he attends?

10. In Chapter 15, how does Jones end up feeling about Daniel just before Jones flees from Daniel's apartment?

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