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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 does the youth pastor in college use as anointing oil?

2. How does Conley feel when his father talks about his sex life?

3. What does J call Bible passages dealing with homosexuality?

4. What is the name Conley father used for any follower of Christ?

5. What does Conley do instead of having sex with Chloe?

Short Essay Questions

1. Which relative do Conley's parents go and visit in a flashback?

2. Why does David challenge Conley to a footrace?

3. What does Conley's father do for a living?

4. What is a genogram?

5. What are two items taken from Conley at the reception of Love In Action?

6. In which city does the Love in Action take place?

7. What did Love In Action participant, "T" try to do?

8. What are the so-called "clobber passages"?

9. What church do the Love In Action groups visit?

10. Why does Conley's mother sleep in a separate room from his father?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Conley's father became a preacher in his middle age. Describe the voice of Conley's father in his capacity as a preacher as well as husband and father. Use specific adjectives and examples from the text and analyze whether this is a positive or negative voice.

Essay Topic 2

Confidence plays an important role in Conleys' memoir. Conley's level of confidence ships in the memoir at various junctures, which in turn influences his outward behavior. Write an essay in which you discuss Conley's confidence, and how his confidence develops around the events described in the narrative. How does his confidence influence his behavior around others? Use examples from the text in your discussion.

Essay Topic 3

Homosexuality is described by Conley in the context of his memoir; however, it is experienced by several other individuals described therein. Write an essay in which you describe how Conley develops the theme of homosexuality through the lens of other individuals. Are their experiences similar or different? Write an essay in which you compare and contrast different people's experience with homosexuality, and how Conley uses their experiences to develop homosexuality as a theme.

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