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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. Who is one character from Greek mythology that Jones experiments writing in the voice of?
2. What do Cody and Sam do to Jones on one occasion when they are supposed to be trading magazines?
3. In Chapter 4, what does Jones's grandmother do when he tells her he is not going to church with her any more?
4. In the last line of the Prelude, what does Jones say is in his mother's blood as she dances?
5. In Chapter 5, as Jones gets older, what does he start to notice more?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 7, what are the circumstances under which Jones tries to kiss the first man he tries to kiss?
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 8, what happens after Jones is accepted into New York University for college?
4. In Chapter 5, what does Jones say you never forget?
5. In Chapter 4, what had caused Jones's grandmother to hit him across the face several summers earlier?
6. In Chapter 8, how does Jones feel about New York City after his first visit there?
7. In Chapter 6, why does Jones feel so shaken after seeing The Laramie Project?
8. 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?
9. In Chapter 1, what does Jones find tucked away in the book he is enamored with that intrigues him?
10. In the summer after Jones finishes sixth grade, what does he spend much of his days doing?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In Chapter 8, why do you think Jones's mother's adult friends are so surprised when he tells them he has not yet told his mother he is gay? How does Jones feel about his mother's friends reactions? Write an essay explaining your answers.
Essay Topic 2
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 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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