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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 Dr. Julie say of Conley's condition?

2. To what does author Barbara Johnson liken homosexuality?

3. Why does Conley sneak out of the hotel room while in the Love In Action program?

4. What does Conley's mother notice about the portraits on the Love In Action brochure?

5. Why do the others think Conley is nervous during the Lie Chair activity?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Conley enter into his cell phone while on a trip with his mother?

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

3. What does Conley's father do to Conley when Conley was born?

4. What goes Conley's father say when asked if he will do everything in his power to fight against the sin of homosexuality in the church?

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

6. How does Conley finally leave the Love In Action Program?

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

8. Where does Dr. Julie tell Conley that he can move?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Love In Action is a Christian-supported program. How does Love In Action derive power and authority from Christianity? Using as evidence the figures involved in Love In Action, its material (i.e. the handbook and brochures), and the activities in which Conley and the others participate, discuss how Love In Action locates its power as a uniquely Christian mission. Use evidence from the text to support your response.

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

Conley's memoir is structured in a very unique way. His flashbacks and his two-week experience at Love In Action's "The Source" program dovetail until he walks out of the program. Write an essay in which you explain how this structure contributes to the writer's story. How does it help the reader understand Conley's healing process? Could Conley have used a different structure? You may comment on how the structure contributed to your reading experience, but use evidence from the text to support your opinion.

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