Print
Word
PDF
|
| Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. In Chapter 15, what does the man Jones is with on New Year's Eve keep repeating to Jones?
2. In Chapter 13, what does Jones predict will happen to his mother in Atlanta?
3. In Chapter 10, what does Jones's RA persuade him and some of his fellow students to do?
4. In Chapter 13, what happens to Jones's mother just before they leave for her new city?
5. In Chapter 11, what do Jones and his mother often say to each other on the phone?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 13, why does Jones keep seeing the Botanist?
2. In Chapter 14, what happens that prompts Dane to panic when he and Jones are engaged in sexual activity?
3. In Chapter 12, why do you think Jones tells the Botanist his name is Cody?
4. In Chapter 12, what is unusual about the Botanist's apartment that Jones notices quickly?
5. In Chapter 14, what happens in Dane's apartment that upsets Jones?
6. In Chapter 16, what does writing come to mean to Jones?
7. In Chapter 16, what does Jones think about what he would do if anyone ever treated him as Daniel once had?
8. In Chapter 10, how does Jones dress for his arrival at college, and why does he soon regret his choice?
9. In Part Four, what does Jones's mother write to him in her letter from 2007?
10. In Chapter 10, why does Jones end up attending the college he attends?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In Chapter 2, how does Cody seem to realize that Jones is gay? How does Cody's and Sam's bullying affect Jones's perception of himself and of his homosexuality in his adolescence? Write an essay explaining your answers.
Essay Topic 2
In Chapter 9, how do Jones and his mother process and handle Carol's worsening health and diagnosis of congestive heart illness? Write an essay explaining your answer, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 3
In Chapter 8, what do you think forms the basis of Jones's affinity for New York City, and thus his strong desire to attend college there? Write an essay explaining your answer.
|
This section contains 753 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) |
|
