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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I (Chapters 1 - 4).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Jones go to try to find out more about homosexuality?
(a) The public library.
(b) Gay bars in town.
(c) The record shop down the street from his house.
(d) His uncle's house.

2. What do Jones, Cody and Sam find in the hut in the woods?
(a) Pornographic magazines.
(b) Water.
(c) Food.
(d) Drugs.

3. In Chapter 1, what does Jones find tucked into a novel of his mother's that interests him?
(a) A photo of a young, attractive black man.
(b) A note from his father, who he never knew.
(c) A grocery list with strange items on it.
(d) A photo of his mother as a young girl.

4. What do most of the books Jones finds about homosexuality as a young boy also include information about?
(a) Conversion therapy.
(b) AIDS.
(c) Recommended novels for further reading.
(d) Religion.

5. What does Cody seem to understand when he, Jones and Sam trade magazines in Chapter 2?
(a) That Jones has been selling access to the magazines to other boys.
(b) That Jones may be on drugs.
(c) That Jones is gay.
(d) That Jones is suffering from bullying from other boys.

Short Answer Questions

1. What job did Jones's mother work at for a brief time during her twenties?

2. In the woods, what is the structure that Jones, Cody and Sam find made out of?

3. In Chapter 3, who is the man who is killed whose death Jones sees reported on the news?

4. In Chapter 2, what does Cody ask Jones to do with him and Sam that Jones is pleased about?

5. What do Cody and Sam do to Jones on one occasion when they are supposed to be trading magazines?

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