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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 author does Jones begin Part Two of the book with a quote from?
2. In Chapter 6, what happens when Jones tries to kiss the man in the library?
3. In Chapter 7, what does Jones immediately think when the man next to him at the library computer terminal tells him he is also into what Jones is looking at?
4. In Chapter 6, why is Jones's mother upset about what she finds on Jones's computer?
5. In Chapter 3, Jones says he is the kind of boy who did what as a child?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 8, what happens after Jones is accepted into New York University for college?
2. In Chapter 5, what kinds of stories is Jones very interested in in adolescence, and why?
3. In Chapter 8, what does NYU and the possibility of living in New York seem to represent for Jones?
4. 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?
5. In Chapter 1, what does Jones find tucked away in the book he is enamored with that intrigues him?
6. In Chapter 5, what does Jones say you never forget?
7. In Chapter 9, what illness does Jones and his mother find out she is suffering from, and who does Jones call to tell the rest of the family?
8. In Chapter 2, how does Jones feel when Cody calls him a faggot?
9. In Chapter 6, what is Jones's mother very upset about finding on the computer in their house?
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 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.
Essay Topic 2
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.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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