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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 6, what does Jones imagine the man in the library doing after he leaves the library?
2. In Chapter 2, what does Cody ask Jones to do with him and Sam that Jones is pleased about?
3. In the last line of the Prelude, what does Jones say is in his mother's blood as she dances?
4. What does Cody call Jones that Jones writes was almost a relief to hear someone finally say out loud?
5. What does Jones's mother routinely do as soon as she gets home from work in Chapter 1?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 2, how does Jones feel when Cody calls him a faggot?
2. In Chapter 9, what is the prognosis for Jones's mother after the diagnosis of her illness?
3. In Chapter 6, why does Jones feel so shaken after seeing The Laramie Project?
4. In Chapter 8, what happens after Jones is accepted into New York University for college?
5. 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?
6. In Chapter 3, how does Jones feel when he hears about the murder of James Byrd Jr.?
7. In Chapter 2, what does Jones, Cody, and Sam find in the woods that they split up and share?
8. In Chapter 5, what does Jones say you never forget?
9. In Chapter 5, what kinds of stories is Jones very interested in in adolescence, and why?
10. In Chapter 7, what are the circumstances under which Jones tries to kiss the first man he tries to kiss?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
Essay Topic 2
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 3
In Chapter 11, how does Jones feel about coming out to so many people at college? What topics does he feel that people sometimes recoil or express some disgust or displeasure about when he brings them up that are related to his sexuality? Write an essay explaining your answer.
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