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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 the book that Conley feels is literally possessed by a demon?

2. What does J wear?

3. What does Conley think of his Love In Action group?

4. What phone number does Conley have in his cell phone when first registering at Love In Action?

5. What is Wild Thing's real name?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Where does Conley's father bring on their trip at the end of Part I for those to whom they are preaching?

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

5. Who is Conley's girlfriend's brother, and how does he behave?

6. What is the church denomination whose service Conley attends?

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

8. What does Conley take from his father's desk drawer?

9. Where do Conley and his mother stay while Conley attends Love In Action?

10. Why does David challenge Conley to a footrace?

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

As Conley states in his memoir, he knew that he wanted to a be writer from a relatively young age. His memoir itself is replete with figurative language (i.e. metaphors, similes, imagery). Are the contexts in which he uses figurative language all the same, or does he use poetic language in a number of different context? Assemble a collection of instances of this figurative language, and comment on how it enhances or contributes to the text.

Essay Topic 3

Conley has a few important friends and colleagues from many stages of the period of his life described in his narration (high school, college, and Love In Action). Select one individual who can be considered Conley's peer (i.e. not his parents) and describe both how their relationship develops, and how Conley is affected by the relationship. Use evidence from the text to support your answer.

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