View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Cosby say to Conley's mother?

2. What does Conley wear to his father's ordination?

3. Where did Conley's parents go on New Year's Eve?

4. What does Conley think to himself when he is pumping gasoline?

5. Whom does Conley call to retrieve him from Love In Action?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who is the boy with whom Conley admits to having fooled around during junior high?

3. What novel does Conley's mother read, at his suggestion?

4. On what pretext does Conley's mother bring him to the doctor's office?

5. What event do Conley and his mother attend on Saturday, June 12, 2004?

6. Who was the first boy that Conley kissed?

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

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

9. For what do Charles and Dominique have a scholarship to college?

10. What arrives in the mail to Conley's home in the beginning of Part II?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Conley spends much time describing the Love In Action handbook. Write an essay describing the contents of this handbook, as well as Conley's reaction to these contents. Identify the handbook's major tenets or guiding principles, and try to determine Conleys' reactions to each. You might also consider whether Conley's reactions change over time. Use evidence based on the text.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

The Bible is the touchstone text for the Christianity espoused by Conley's family and friends, as well as by Love In Action. Conley punctuates his narrative with verses taken from the Bible. Write an essay in which you describe how Conley uses Scripture in his narrative. In which contexts does he cite Scripture? Is he always citing it in the same way, or does he narrative approach change (i.e. among sincere, ironic, rhetorical, etc.). Describe how Conley uses Scripture within his memoir, citing evidence from the text as examples.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 630 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample