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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. Where do Conley and his friends climb on campus?

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

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

4. What does Dr. Julie say of Conley's condition?

5. Who texts Conley when he is at the doctor's office?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who was the first boy that Conley kissed?

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

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

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

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

8. What does Caleb tell Conley he should be?

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

10. 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?

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

Confidence plays an important role in Conleys' memoir. Conley's level of confidence ships in the memoir at various junctures, which in turn influences his outward behavior. Write an essay in which you discuss Conley's confidence, and how his confidence develops around the events described in the narrative. How does his confidence influence his behavior around others? Use examples from the text in your discussion.

Essay Topic 3

Conley's homosexuality is among the primary themes of his memoir. Write an essay in which you describe Conley's reaction to his own homosexuality as well as homosexuality in general. When does he remember first thinking he was gay? How does he react to this realization? How does he feel about homosexuality in others? Does his attitude toward his own homosexuality change through the course of the text? Use evidence from the text to support your answers.

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