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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 3, Jones says he is the kind of boy who did what as a child?
2. What does Cody seem to understand when he, Jones and Sam trade magazines in Chapter 2?
3. In Chapter 3, in what town is a black man brutally killed in 1998?
4. In Chapter 8, what is standing in the way of Jones attending the university he wants to attend?
5. In Chapter 6, what does Jones do with the man in the library?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 3, how does Jones feel when he hears about the murder of James Byrd Jr.?
2. 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?
3. In Chapter 6, what is Jones's mother very upset about finding on the computer in their house?
4. In Chapter 1, what do all the books Jones finds in the library about being gay have in common?
5. In Chapter 7, what are the circumstances under which Jones tries to kiss the first man he tries to kiss?
6. In Chapter 8, why does Jones start visiting the Cedar Springs section of Dallas as much as he can?
7. In Chapter 5, what does Jones say you never forget?
8. In Chapter 4, what had caused Jones's grandmother to hit him across the face several summers earlier?
9. In Chapter 2, what does Jones, Cody, and Sam find in the woods that they split up and share?
10. In Chapter 2, how does Jones feel when Cody calls him a faggot?
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 5, what kinds of feelings and themes does Jones identify the most with in writing his poems inspired by Greek myths and legends? Why do you think Jones is attracted to these particular themes and feelings? Write an essay explaining your answer.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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