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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 tell Dr. Julie?

2. Who is the artist of the painting that Dr. Julie has in her office?

3. To what does author Barbara Johnson liken homosexuality?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is at the center of the stage of the church where Conley's father is to be ordained?

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

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

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

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

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

8. What does Caleb tell Conley he should be?

9. 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?

10. Who was the first boy that Conley kissed?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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.

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