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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Chapters 14 - 17).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 8, what is one activity Jones and his mother do together to try to help with his problems related to going to college?
(a) They pray together at a Catholic church.
(b) They get new jobs.
(c) They do Buddhist chants at the altar.
(d) They ask Jones' grandmother for a loan.

2. In Chapter 8, how does Jones feel after telling his mother about his scholarship to college?
(a) Suspicious.
(b) Angry, because she did not react the way he thought she would.
(c) Guilty.
(d) Good, but disappointed that it does not make a bigger difference to her health.

3. In Chapter 13, what does Jones go back to Lewisville to help his mother with in the summer of 2006?
(a) To help her take care of his grandmother.
(b) To help her take care of her garden.
(c) To help her sort out her healthcare regime.
(d) To help her pack her apartment and move to Atlanta.

4. In Chapter 8, what is Jones's scholarship for?
(a) Basketball.
(b) Music.
(c) Track.
(d) Speech and debate.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the Prelude, what kind of music does Jones refer to in the title of the Prelude?

2. In Chapter 11, what does Jones use the tree branches in his grandmother's backyard for as a child?

3. In Chapter 8, what is standing in the way of Jones attending the university he wants to attend?

4. In Chapter 11, what kinds of trees on campus remind Jones of his grandmother's house?

5. In Chapter 13, what happens to Jones's mother just before they leave for her new city?

(see the answer key)

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