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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, what does Jones's mother point out to him on the street in New York?
2. In Chapter 8, what does Jones realize about the stranger he goes home with once he is in the man's house?
3. What does Cody call Jones that Jones writes was almost a relief to hear someone finally say out loud?
4. In Chapter 4, why does Jones's grandmother slap him when he his a younger boy?
5. In Chapter 8, what section of Dallas does Jones begin going to more often?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 4, what does Jones's grandmother get very upset about finding in his bedroom?
2. In Chapter 4, what makes Jones think he will refuse to come to his grandmother's for future summers?
3. In Chapter 6, what is Jones's mother very upset about finding on the computer in their house?
4. In Chapter 9, what is the prognosis for Jones's mother after the diagnosis of her illness?
5. In Chapter 6, why does Jones feel so shaken after seeing The Laramie Project?
6. In Chapter 4, what had caused Jones's grandmother to hit him across the face several summers earlier?
7. In Chapter 6, what bothers Jones about some of his classmates' reactions to the play they see in his high school together?
8. In Chapter 8, what does NYU and the possibility of living in New York seem to represent for Jones?
9. In the summer after Jones finishes sixth grade, what does he spend much of his days doing?
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 9, how do Jones and his mother process and handle Carol's worsening health and diagnosis of congestive heart illness? Write an essay explaining your answer, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 2
In Chapter 4, why is Jones particularly shocked and horrified by the evangelical pastor's "prayers" regarding his mother? Write an essay explaining your answer, citing specific references to the text to support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 3
In Chapter 8, what do you think forms the basis of Jones's affinity for New York City, and thus his strong desire to attend college there? Write an essay explaining your answer.
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