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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. From whom does Will Grayson 2 receive a text that makes Tiny jealous?
2. What is the name of Will Grayson 2's psychiatrist?
3. What is the name of Jane's ex-boyfriend?
4. At what time does Will Grayson 2 send the third instant message to Tiny the night of their breakup?
5. Of what creature is Will Grayson 2 most afraid?
Short Essay Questions
1. Discuss a time when Will Grayson 2's pessimistic or self-conscious feelings ruin an otherwise pleasant situation.
2. What does the "lemon-flavored crystal light" (202) symbolize within the novel?
3. Describe an instance of irony present within the scene of Tiny's visit to Will Grayson 2's house for dinner.
4. Describe an instance in the novel when the specific characteristics of the city of Chicago is addressed.
5. What is it about the aftermath of Tiny's insult to Will Grayson 1 that makes Will Grayson 1 start to cry?
6. What special times have Will Grayson 1 and Tiny spent together in the past?
7. What reaction does Will Grayson 2 expect to receive when he comes out to his mother?
8. What comment of Tiny's causes Will Grayson 2 to wish he were from Tiny's "planet" (147)?
9. In what way does Will Grayson 2 successfully reach out for support after his breakup with Tiny?
10. What qualities does the character Phil Wrayson in Tiny's musical possess?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Trace the characterization arc of Tiny’s character throughout the novel Will Grayson, Will Grayson. Discuss whether Tiny is a round or flat character and whether Tiny is a static or dynamic character. Be sure to discuss the way in which Tiny's musical parallels his own personal journey.
Essay Topic 2
How is the topic of trust treated within Will Grayson, Will Grayson and how does its treatment relate to the novel's depicted messages?
Essay Topic 3
William Faulkner once famously claimed that the most important literature deals with the subject of the human heart in conflict with itself. Explain how the theme of Human versus Self is demonstrated within Green and Levithan’s novel Will Grayson, Will Grayson. Create a decisive, arguable claim and prove it with quotes from the novel.
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