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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. To what does author Barbara Johnson liken homosexuality?

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

3. Whom of the following does Conley not see at his father's ordination?

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

5. What does Conley's mother suggest while at dinner with him?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who are some examples of converts in Christianity whom Conley discusses?

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

3. What unusual creatures do Conley and his mother see in the lobby of the hotel?

4. What is the subject of Caleb's abstract painting?

5. What does Caleb tell Conley he should be?

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

7. What did Conley do as a child with the cotton modules?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The seriousness of rape has generated a lot of interest in popular culture since the turn of the Millennium. Conley's rape by David affects Conley profoundly. Is his rape a turning point for Conley? How does he respond to it? Whom else does Conley tell about the rape, and how do those individuals react? Write an essay in which you comment on how his victimization affected Conley, and the extent to which it may have changed his attitude or the course of his life. Use evidence from the text to support your answer.

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 memoir is a unique genre, in which an individual's autobiography is structured to demonstrate how an experience changed him or her. Memoir is understood to be nonfictional; however, all narrators are reliable to different extents. Write an essay in which you discuss whether Conley is a reliable or unreliable narrator. Use examples from the text to support your response.

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