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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 do Cody and Sam do to Jones on one occasion when they are supposed to be trading magazines?
2. In Chapter 4, what word does Jones's grandmother use to describe him in a negative way?
3. In Chapter 6, what does Jones do with the man in the library?
4. In Chapter 4, why does Jones's grandmother slap him when he his a younger boy?
5. In Chapter 8, what does Jones realize about the stranger he goes home with once he is in the man's house?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 5, what kinds of stories is Jones very interested in in adolescence, and why?
2. In Chapter 8, how does Jones feel about New York City after his first visit there?
3. In Chapter 8, what does NYU and the possibility of living in New York seem to represent for Jones?
4. In Chapter 9, what is the prognosis for Jones's mother after the diagnosis of her illness?
5. In Chapter 7, what are the circumstances under which Jones tries to kiss the first man he tries to kiss?
6. In Chapter 5, what does Jones say you never forget?
7. In Chapter 4, what makes Jones think he will refuse to come to his grandmother's for future summers?
8. In Chapter 6, what is Jones's mother very upset about finding on the computer in their house?
9. In Chapter 3, how does Jones feel when he hears about the murder of James Byrd Jr.?
10. In Chapter 6, why does Jones feel so shaken after seeing The Laramie Project?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In Chapter 1, how does Jones decide to try to find out more about what it means to be gay, and what happens when he embarks on this research? Write an essay explaining your answer, citing specific references to the text to support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 2
In Chapter 14, why does Jones have an interest in sometimes pursing straight men as sexual partners? What does Jones often observe about straight men's behavior when he propositions them for sexual contact? Write an essay explaining your answer, citing specific references to the text to support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 3
In Chapter 3, Jones writes: "Just as some cultures have a hundred words for 'snow,' there should be a hundred words in our language for all the ways a black boy can lie awake at night." (24). Write an essay explaining what you think Jones means by this statement, and how it relates to the experiences he has related to the reader thus far in the book.
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