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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 15, what does Jones do for his attacker on New Year's Eve before leaving his apartment?
(a) Covers him with a blanket.
(b) Calls a number of a relative from the man's cell phone.
(c) Calls 911 to come for him.
(d) Tries to give him a glass of water.

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

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

4. In Chapter 11, what kinds of trees on campus remind Jones of his grandmother's house?
(a) Magnolia.
(b) Dogwood.
(c) Pear.
(d) Birch.

5. Which author does Jones begin Part Three with a quote from?
(a) Danez Smith.
(b) Nikki Giovanni.
(c) Sadie Jones.
(d) Roxanne Gay.

6. What does the Botanist have many of in his apartment?
(a) Birds.
(b) Potted trees.
(c) Lamps.
(d) Cakes.

7. In Chapter 13, what does the Botanist do that surprises Jones and makes him feel awkward?
(a) Invites his mother to have dinner with the two of them.
(b) Invites a woman to have a sexual experience with them.
(c) Invite another man to have a sexual experience with them.
(d) Invites Jones to meet his son.

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

9. In Chapter 15, what does the man Jones is with on New Year's Eve keep repeating to Jones?
(a) You will not make it home.
(b) You are sick and demented.
(c) You're already dead.
(d) You are mine now.

10. What does the Botanist have hanging from his lamps?
(a) Crystals.
(b) Ropes.
(c) Seeds.
(d) Christmas ornaments.

11. In Chapter 12, what does Jones tell the Botanist his name is?
(a) Robin.
(b) Jeff.
(c) Cody.
(d) John.

12. In Chapter 12, what kinds of things does the Botanist say during sex with Jones that disturbs Jones?
(a) Romantic things.
(b) Things about his own wife.
(c) Racist things.
(d) Things about his own childhood.

13. In Chapter 10, what does Jones do for the first time at a college party?
(a) Dress in a toga.
(b) Eat cous cous.
(c) Drink from a red solo cup.
(d) Go home with two men.

14. In Chapter 13, what happens to Jones's mother just before they leave for her new city?
(a) She gets hit by a car.
(b) Her ex-husband comes back to speak with her before she leaves.
(c) Her dog dies and she is devastated.
(d) She has to go to the emergency room because she is feeling ill.

15. In Chapter 16, what kinds of drinks does Jones's mother order for everyone in Memphis?
(a) Cosmopolitans.
(b) Bloody Marys.
(c) Gin and tonics.
(d) Mimosas.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 19, what is one way Jones has of dealing with the trauma he experienced on New Year's Eve?

2. In Chapter 10, what book does Jones take out to re-read?

3. In Part Four, what grocery store does Jones's mother write that she often went to for food when he was a child?

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

5. In Chapter 13, what does Jones say happened to his mother with age?

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