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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 5, what does Jones write that you never forget the first instance of?
2. In Chapter 7, what does Jones do for most of his time at the public library?
3. In Chapter 4, what word does Jones's grandmother use to describe him in a negative way?
4. In Chapter 3, in what town is a black man brutally killed in 1998?
5. In Chapter 8, how does Jones feel after telling his mother about his scholarship to college?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 1, what do all the books Jones finds in the library about being gay have in common?
2. In Chapter 1, what is the book that Jones becomes enamored with, and why?
3. In Chapter 4, what makes Jones think he will refuse to come to his grandmother's for future summers?
4. In Chapter 1, how does Jones describe his mother's appearance and demeanor?
5. In Chapter 1, what does Jones find tucked away in the book he is enamored with that intrigues him?
6. In Chapter 8, how does Jones feel about New York City after his first visit there?
7. In Chapter 3, how does Jones feel when he hears about the murder of James Byrd Jr.?
8. In Chapter 7, what are the circumstances under which Jones tries to kiss the first man he tries to kiss?
9. In Chapter 2, how does Jones feel when Cody calls him a faggot?
10. In Chapter 4, what had caused Jones's grandmother to hit him across the face several summers earlier?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In Chapter 8, what do both of Jones's very early sexual experiences with other men have in common? What characteristics of these experiences make it obvious that Jones is in a vulnerable, exploitative, and ultimately illegal situation? Write an essay explaining your answers.
Essay Topic 2
In Chapter 8, what are some of the tactics and plans that both Jones and his mother consider to try to be able to afford the college tuition there after Jones is accepted? Write an essay explaining your answer, citing specific references to the text to support your answer.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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