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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. In the last line of the Prelude, what does Jones say is in his mother's blood as she dances?
2. What other murdered man does Jones connect the figure at the heart of they play he sees in high school with?
3. In Chapter 8, what do Jones's mother's friends take him to see?
4. In Chapter 7, where does the man next to Jones at the library computer terminals ask Jones to meet him?
5. In Chapter 4, where does Jones's grandmother live?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 1, what is the book that Jones becomes enamored with, and why?
2. In Chapter 2, why is Jones excited and happy when his neighbor Cody asks him to go out in the woods with him and his brother?
3. In Chapter 4, what does Jones's grandmother get very upset about finding in his bedroom?
4. In Chapter 8, what does NYU and the possibility of living in New York seem to represent for Jones?
5. In Chapter 1, what does Jones find tucked away in the book he is enamored with that intrigues him?
6. In Chapter 8, how does Jones feel about New York City after his first visit there?
7. In Chapter 4, why is Jones so upset with the evangelical preacher's "prayer" for him and his mother?
8. In Chapter 1, what do all the books Jones finds in the library about being gay have in common?
9. In Chapter 5, what does Jones say you never forget?
10. In Chapter 2, what does Jones, Cody, and Sam find in the woods that they split up and share?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In Chapter 5, what kinds of feelings and themes does Jones identify the most with in writing his poems inspired by Greek myths and legends? Why do you think Jones is attracted to these particular themes and feelings? Write an essay explaining your answer.
Essay Topic 2
In Chapter 4, what starts to change within Jones's relationship with his grandmother? Why does Jones no longer want to spend part of the summers with her? Write an essay explaining your answer.
Essay Topic 3
In Chapter 10, how would you describe Jones's first formative social and sexual experiences at college? Write an essay explaining your answer.
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