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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 19, what is one way Jones has of dealing with the trauma he experienced on New Year's Eve?
(a) He writes about it.
(b) He tells his grandmother about it.
(c) He goes for a swim every morning to clear his head.
(d) He goes for long walks in nature.

2. What does Jones do with the man he leaves the New Year's Eve party with that makes other party-goers laugh?
(a) He performs stand-up comedy with him.
(b) He gives the man his own shirt.
(c) He drinks shots with him.
(d) He sits on the edge of the bed with him right after the man obviously had sex with a woman who has just left the bedroom.

3. In Chapter 12, which of the following lies does Jones tell the Botanist when they first meet?
(a) He is rich.
(b) He is a science major.
(c) He is not really gay.
(d) He is an athlete.

4. Which other speech and debate student does Jones attend a party with in Chapter 10?
(a) Maggie.
(b) Thea.
(c) Martha.
(d) John.

5. What is the last thing Jones's mother says to him when she drops him off at college?
(a) She tells him she loves him.
(b) She tells him not to have sex without a condom.
(c) She tells him she will be OK without him.
(d) She tells him to visit his grandmother.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 14, what is the name of the man Jones meets at the New Year's Eve party and who changes his life?

2. In Chapter 15, where does Jones spend New Year's Eve in 2007?

3. In Chapter 11, what does Jones tell his friends about his relationship with his mother that shocks many of them?

4. In Chapter 16, which poet who has recently died does Jones particularly admire?

5. In Part Four, when does Jones's mother write the heartfelt letter to him?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 15, how does Jones meet Daniel?

2. In Chapter 13, what does Jones's mother do that alarms him?

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

4. In Chapter 14, what is the purpose of Jones's Question Game with Dane?

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

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

7. In Chapter 10, how does Jones dress for his arrival at college, and why does he soon regret his choice?

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

9. In Chapter 10, why does Jones end up attending the college he attends?

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

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