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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. Where does Jones go to try to find out more about homosexuality?
3. What do Jones, Cody and Sam find in the hut in the woods?
4. In Chapter 8, what university ends up offering Jones a full scholarship for attendance there?
5. In Chapter 8, what illness is Jones's mother diagnosed with?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 1, what is the book that Jones becomes enamored with, and why?
2. In Chapter 4, why is Jones so upset with the evangelical preacher's "prayer" for him and his mother?
3. In Chapter 8, what happens after Jones is accepted into New York University for college?
4. In Chapter 6, what bothers Jones about some of his classmates' reactions to the play they see in his high school together?
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 kinds of stories is Jones very interested in in adolescence, and why?
7. In Chapter 1, how does Jones describe his mother's appearance and demeanor?
8. In Chapter 2, what does Jones, Cody, and Sam find in the woods that they split up and share?
9. In Chapter 4, why does Jones's mother send him to Memphis to stay with his grandmother for half of each summer every year?
10. In Chapter 8, what does NYU and the possibility of living in New York seem to represent for Jones?
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 10, how would you describe Jones's first formative social and sexual experiences at college? Write an essay explaining your answer.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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