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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 Conley say about the photographs from his last day at Love In Action?

2. Why does Conley's father draw a zigzag on his heel?

3. Which is one of the works of literature that Conley is assigned to read?

4. Who is the artist of the painting that Dr. Julie has in her office?

5. What does Conley say in the Lie Chair?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who are some examples of converts in Christianity whom Conley discusses?

2. What is the name of the memoir that Conley's mother tries to read but does not finish?

3. Why do Conley and his mother go to the Peabody Hotel?

4. What film does Conley go to see with his friends from college?

5. What is the class that Caleb encourages Conley to skip?

6. Where does Dr. Julie tell Conley that he can move?

7. What did Conley do as a child with the cotton modules?

8. What is the name of the chair in which Love In Action participants take turns sitting in the final chapter?

9. What does Conley's father do to Conley when Conley was born?

10. What is at the center of the stage of the church where Conley's father is to be ordained?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Conley loves to write in his Moleskin journal. He claims that he wants to be a writer when he grows up. What attracts Conley to the act of writing? Write an essay in which you explain Conley's relationship to his writing, explaining how the writing makes him feel. Use examples from the text to support your response.

Essay Topic 2

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 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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