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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. How old is Caleb?

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

3. What does Conley's mother say about Cosby?

4. What does Conley mother say when Conley suggests that they fill up on gas?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was the first boy that Conley kissed?

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What does Caleb tell Conley he should be?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Conley has a few important friends and colleagues from many stages of the period of his life described in his narration (high school, college, and Love In Action). Select one individual who can be considered Conley's peer (i.e. not his parents) and describe both how their relationship develops, and how Conley is affected by the relationship. Use evidence from the text to support your answer.

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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