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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 name Conley father used for any follower of Christ?

2. Why does Conley's father no longer preach to female inmates?

3. What does Conley wear to the jail?

4. According to Conley's Psychology 101 class, what is the secret to human beauty?

5. What are False Images?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who are the twins whom Conley meets in college?

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

5. Who is Conley's first girlfriend?

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

7. Which celebrity does Conley thinks Smid resembles?

8. Who is the name of the leader of Love In Action?

9. Who joins Conley and his father at their destination in Chapter 6, "Prisoner's Cinema"?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The figures in Conley's memoir represent various social classes. How does Conley's presentation of these diverse social classes inform the message of his memoir? Write an essay in which you describe Conley's portrayal of various social classes, and how these diverse backgrounds influence various individuals' behaviors. How does the influence (or lack of influence) of social class inform the larger memoir? 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

The Chapter "Other Boys" discusses Conley's experience in college. Whom does he meet there? What courses does he take? How does Conley react to this new environment? Is it an overall positive or negative experience for him, and why? Write an essay describing how Conley's transition to college affects him. Use examples from the text to support your observations.

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