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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. In Chapter 13, why does Jones become concerned about his mother driving the U-Haul?
2. In Chapter 14, what question does Jones's friend ask him that he had not expected him to ask so early in the game?
3. In Chapter 16, what kinds of drinks does Jones's mother order for everyone in Memphis?
4. In Chapter 10, what book does Jones take out to re-read?
5. In Chapter 19, what is one way Jones has of dealing with the trauma he experienced on New Year's Eve?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 14, what happens that prompts Dane to panic when he and Jones are engaged in sexual activity?
2. In Chapter 11, what do the dogwood trees on campus remind Jones of from his childhood?
3. In Chapter 15, how does Jones end up feeling about Daniel just before Jones flees from Daniel's apartment?
4. In Chapter 16, what does writing come to mean to Jones?
5. In Chapter 11, how do Jones's friends react when he tells them he has still not told his mother he is gay?
6. In Chapter 14, what happens in Dane's apartment that upsets Jones?
7. In Part Four, what does Jones's mother write to him in her letter from 2007?
8. In Chapter 14, what is the purpose of Jones's Question Game with Dane?
9. In Chapter 10, why does Jones end up attending the college he attends?
10. In Chapter 15, how does Jones meet Daniel?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In Chapter 11, how does Jones feel about coming out to so many people at college? What topics does he feel that people sometimes recoil or express some disgust or displeasure about when he brings them up that are related to his sexuality? Write an essay explaining your answer.
Essay Topic 2
In Chapter 10, how would you describe Jones's first formative social and sexual experiences at college? Write an essay explaining your answer.
Essay Topic 3
In Chapter 6, what effect does Jones's viewing of The Laramie Project, the play based on Matthew Shepard's life, have on his feelings about his own sexuality? How does Jones feel about some of his peers' reactions to the play? Write an essay explaining your answer, citing specific references to the text to support your conclusions.
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