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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 is one of the questions in Conley's Addiction Workbook?

2. How does Conley know Wild Thing?

3. What does Conley say about waking at every sound when he talks with David?

4. Which of the following is required by the Love In Action dress code for men?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the name of the person whom Conley meets while moving into his dorm room?

2. What does Conley do on campus when he is unable to sleep?

3. Where do Conley and his father travel at the end of the first section?

4. How long is the Source program in which Conley participates?

5. In what year did Conley begin his ex-gay therapy?

6. Which celebrity does Conley thinks Smid resembles?

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

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

9. Who was the only openly gay person whom Conley met before his therapy began at LIA?

10. Why does David challenge Conley to a footrace?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Conley describes a few Love In Action participates in detail, though we only know them by the letters of their first names--"J," "S," and "T." Select one of these three participants and describe their journey within Love In Action. Do they seem to be receptive to the program? Does their behavior change? Though you may consider how their experience or attitude influences Conley, focus on the individual of your choosing and his or her own experience. Use evidence from the text to support your claims.

Essay Topic 2

Conley often reacts critically to Love In Action's activities and principles. Does the extent to which Conley accepts the treatment outlined by Love In Action change during the course of the memoir? Write an essay in which you describe the trajectory of Conley's reaction to Love In Action's program. Use evidence from the text to support your claim.

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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