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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's mother force him to eat on the way to Love In Action therapy?

2. What does Conley see at his father's ordination?

3. How does the film that Conley sees with Charles and Dominique effect Conley?

4. How long is Conley's recommended Love In Action treatment?

5. What does Conley ask for when leaving Love In Action?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. How does Conley finally leave the Love In Action Program?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Conley loves to write in his Moleskin journal. He claims that he wants to be a writer when he grows up. What attracts Conley to the act of writing? Write an essay in which you explain Conley's relationship to his writing, explaining how the writing makes him feel. Use examples from the text to support your response.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Love In Action is a Christian-supported program. How does Love In Action derive power and authority from Christianity? Using as evidence the figures involved in Love In Action, its material (i.e. the handbook and brochures), and the activities in which Conley and the others participate, discuss how Love In Action locates its power as a uniquely Christian mission. Use evidence from the text to support your response.

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