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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's father tell him about David?

2. On which Biblical figure does Conley prepare a lesson?

3. What does Conley's father want the inmates to do when he visits the jail?

4. Of what does Conley's therapy group remind him?

5. What does Conley notice about the Pentecostal church service?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the Love In Action participants make during the activity in the church?

2. How did Conley first learn about sex?

3. Why does David challenge Conley to a footrace?

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

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

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

7. Which celebrity does Conley thinks Smid resembles?

8. What is the name of Conley's first roommate?

9. How do Garrad's parents find out about his homosexuality?

10. Who is Conley's first girlfriend?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

The chapter titled "Prisoner's Cinema" takes place during a flashback, immediately after Conley's father has found out about his son's homosexuality. Write an essay in which you describe this trip. Questions you might consider include: Why does Conley's father take him? How does Conley behave around his father? What is Conley's reaction to the jail and its inmates? Does the trip change Conley in any pronounced way? Use examples from the text to support your observations.

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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