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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (Chapters 4 - 7).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mock tell the man she is dating in the section titled New York 2009 that she is afraid of?
(a) Getting too close to anyone.
(b) Failing at her job.
(c) Being homeless.
(d) Losing her mother.

2. What is the name of the man Mock goes on a series of dates with in the section New York 2009?
(a) James.
(b) Aaron.
(c) Michael.
(d) Laurence.

3. What author does Mock quote in the beginning of Part One?
(a) Zadie Smith.
(b) Toni Morrison.
(c) Langston Hughes.
(d) James Baldwin.

4. What is the name of the reporter who wrote Mock's story in 2011?
(a) Besty Southington.
(b) Emily Hourican.
(c) Kierna Mayo.
(d) Catriona May.

5. What game involving a football does Mock's father force her to play in Chapter 5?
(a) Smear the Queer.
(b) Catch the Squirrel.
(c) Light the Fluke.
(d) Flag Football.

Short Answer Questions

1. Mock opens Part Two of the book with a quote from which author?

2. Who does Mock's neighbor who labels her father as a drug addict remind her of?

3. What kinds of health problems did Janine, Mock's father's girlfriend in Chapter 4, have?

4. What is the name of the neighborhood boy Mock engages in sexual acts with at a young age?

5. Who is Mock's father's girlfriend in Chapter 2?

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