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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 4, what does Jones's grandmother's pastor say that Jones is appalled at?
2. In Chapter 6, why is the main figure in the play Jones sees in high school targeted and beaten to death?
3. In Chapter 3, who is the man who is killed whose death Jones sees reported on the news?
4. In Chapter 1, what is the name of Jones's dog?
5. In the Prelude, what kind of music does Jones refer to in the title of the Prelude?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 8, why does Jones start visiting the Cedar Springs section of Dallas as much as he can?
2. In Chapter 4, what makes Jones think he will refuse to come to his grandmother's for future summers?
3. In Chapter 4, what does Jones's grandmother get very upset about finding in his bedroom?
4. In Chapter 6, why does Jones feel so shaken after seeing The Laramie Project?
5. In Chapter 8, what does NYU and the possibility of living in New York seem to represent for Jones?
6. In Chapter 1, what do all the books Jones finds in the library about being gay have in common?
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 2, why is Jones excited and happy when his neighbor Cody asks him to go out in the woods with him and his brother?
9. In Chapter 5, what kinds of stories is Jones very interested in in adolescence, and why?
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 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 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.
Essay Topic 3
In Chapter 4, what starts to change within Jones's relationship with his grandmother? Why does Jones no longer want to spend part of the summers with her? Write an essay explaining your answer.
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