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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (Chapters 5 - 9).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Jones's mother work in Chapter 1?
(a) City Hall.
(b) A law office.
(c) McDonald's.
(d) The airport.

2. In Chapter 7, what does the man next to Jones at the library computer terminal ask him about what he is looking at?
(a) Whether his mother knows he is looking at these sites.
(b) Whether he knows that God can see what he is doing.
(c) Whether he is "into that."
(d) Whether his father knows he is looking at these sites.

3. In Chapter 8, what do Jones's mother's friends take him to see?
(a) Professional wrestling.
(b) His first drag show.
(c) The musical Rent.
(d) A X-rated movie.

4. In Chapter 4, what does Jones's grandmother find in his room that causes her to make him pray with her?
(a) Magazine pictures of bare-chested men.
(b) Racy novels.
(c) Alcohol.
(d) Drugs.

5. In Chapter 8, what illness is Jones's mother diagnosed with?
(a) Multiple Sclerosis.
(b) Congestive heart failure.
(c) Cancer.
(d) Lyme Disease.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Cody seem to understand when he, Jones and Sam trade magazines in Chapter 2?

2. In Chapter 6, why is the main figure in the play Jones sees in high school targeted and beaten to death?

3. What kinds of books does Jones particularly like to read as a child?

4. What author does Jones begin Part Two of the book with a quote from?

5. Where is Chapter 1 set?

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