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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What major event does Bobby go through around age ten?
2. How does Paul view Sean and Jake?
3. What guidance is available to Big Paul and Jackie as they raise Bobby?
4. Which teacher does Paul respect most for his intellect?
5. What stops when Monette finally comes out of the closet?
Short Essay Questions
1. Compare and contrast the student population of Philips with the public schools Paul attends in Andover.
2. Describe Paul's religious education and background. What are his personal feelings about it? What particular memory does he mention that shows how he feels about God?
3. Paul Monette follows what theory in regards to homosexuality? Explain the theory.
4. What three things are against Paul when he enters Philips Academy? How does it tag him as a "loser" from the beginning?
5. Describe Bobby's character and how he manages his medical condition. How does Paul feel about Bobby and his capabilities?
6. Compare and contrast Paul and Kite's relationship to Paul and Richie's relationship.
7. Describe Jackie and Big Paul's reaction to Paul's magazine collection.
8. In reference to Bobby and his father's relationship, Paul quotes "Let them be the male-bonded unit." Why does Paul italicize "them" in this statement? Where else in Chapter 1 is this italicizes reference seen? What does this indicate about how Paul really feels?
9. Describe the atmosphere at Philips Academy. Include brief history, the students who attend, the faculty and staff, and school norms.
10. Describe Andover, MA as Monette grows up. How does Paul's childhood neighborhood affect his decision to not come out with his sexual orientation?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
As Paul writes his autobiography he accentuates certain ideas and words by capitalizing or italicizing them. Find examples from the book where he does this and explain the significance of the accentuation. Example are capitalizing "Experience" and "Brothers" or italicizing the word "Nothing." When does he feel the need to capitalize and italicize? How does it affect the reader's feelings as they read it?
Essay Topic 2
Paul grows up in a middle class family but earns privileges with scholarships to Philips Academy and Yale. Explain how Paul's taste for life changes from his middle class Andover background.
Essay Topic 3
Write a description of 1950's Massachusetts and how the place and times affects Paul's life.
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