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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 wear to his father's ordination?

2. What are the areas designated appropriate for Love In Action participants?

3. What is the weather like when Charles, Dominique, and Conley leave the movie theater?

4. What does Conley admit to himself of being afraid of?

5. What does Conley say about the photographs from his last day at Love In Action?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What film does Conley go to see with his friends from college?

4. What does Caleb tell Conley he should be?

5. Why do Conley and his mother go to the Peabody Hotel?

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

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

8. Who was the first boy that Conley kissed?

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

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

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

Conley often reacts critically to Love In Action's activities and principles. Does the extent to which Conley accepts the treatment outlined by Love In Action change during the course of the memoir? Write an essay in which you describe the trajectory of Conley's reaction to Love In Action's program. Use evidence from the text to support your claim.

Essay Topic 3

Missionary Baptist is a unique religion among the Protestant denominations. Write an essay in which you delineate Conley's attitude toward his religion. How does Conley identify with respect to religion? Does he embrace Missionary Baptist doctrine? How does he feel about other religions? Though you may discuss his reactions to other religions, focus your essay primarily on his family's religion--Missionary Baptism. Use evidence from the text to support your conclusion.

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