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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 Chapter 8, why does Jones's mother take him to New York City when he is a young child?

2. In Chapter 4, what does Jones realize after his grandmother takes him to the pulpit of her church?

3. How is the black man whose death Jones sees reported on the news killed in Chapter 3?

4. In Chapter 4, what does Jones's grandmother often call him affectionately?

5. What do Cody and Sam do to Jones on one occasion when they are supposed to be trading magazines?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 4, what makes Jones think he will refuse to come to his grandmother's for future summers?

2. In Chapter 4, why does Jones's mother send him to Memphis to stay with his grandmother for half of each summer every year?

3. In the summer after Jones finishes sixth grade, what does he spend much of his days doing?

4. In Chapter 9, what is the prognosis for Jones's mother after the diagnosis of her illness?

5. In Chapter 4, why is Jones so upset with the evangelical preacher's "prayer" for him and his mother?

6. In Chapter 1, how does Jones describe his mother's appearance and demeanor?

7. In Chapter 4, what had caused Jones's grandmother to hit him across the face several summers earlier?

8. In Chapter 6, why does Jones feel so shaken after seeing The Laramie Project?

9. In Chapter 5, what does Jones say you never forget?

10. In Chapter 1, what do all the books Jones finds in the library about being gay have in common?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter 2, how does Cody seem to realize that Jones is gay? How does Cody's and Sam's bullying affect Jones's perception of himself and of his homosexuality in his adolescence? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

In Chapter 20, why does Jones feel so conflicted about receiving his mother's life insurance money? What does receiving the money highlight for him about the tragedy of his mother's death and of the way she lived in terms of struggling to make ends meet? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to support your arguments.

Essay Topic 3

In Chapter 8, why do you think Jones's mother's adult friends are so surprised when he tells them he has not yet told his mother he is gay? How does Jones feel about his mother's friends reactions? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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