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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 13, why does Jones become concerned about his mother driving the U-Haul?
(a) He sees it swerving and knows she is exhausted.
(b) He thinks she is driving too fast and might get a ticket.
(c) He sees her being unsure of the directions.
(d) He sees her smoking too much in it.

2. In Chapter 14, what does Jones start doing to his friend in his friend's car?
(a) Rubbing his shoulders.
(b) Rubbing his thighs.
(c) Kissing him on the lips.
(d) Performing oral sex on him.

3. Which of the following questions does Jones's mother ask him when he tells her he is gay?
(a) Whether he is ever coming home again.
(b) Whether he has told anyone else yet.
(c) Whether he uses protection.
(d) Whether he has a boyfriend.

4. In Chapter 14, what does Jones do in his friend's apartment as his friend and his roommate play video games?
(a) Smokes.
(b) Reads.
(c) Drinks heavily.
(d) Exercises.

5. In Part Four, when does Jones's mother write the heartfelt letter to him?
(a) April 2000.
(b) July 2005.
(c) March 2003.
(d) February 2007.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is playing on the television in the Botanist's bedroom when Jones and he enter it?

2. In Chapter 14, why is Jones's friend so concerned about his car?

3. In Chapter 16, what book is Jones's class in high school currently reading?

4. In Chapter 16, what does Jones's mother insist upon his doing?

5. In Chapter 16, what question begins to plague Jones about what happened New Year's Eve?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 17, what does Jones's mother make it clear she wants him to do and how does it turn out?

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

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

4. In Chapter 12, what is unusual about the Botanist's apartment that Jones notices quickly?

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

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

7. In Chapter 12, how does Jones feel after having sex with the Botanist, and why?

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

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

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

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