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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 the woods, what is the structure that Jones, Cody and Sam find made out of?

2. In Chapter 6, why is Jones's mother upset about what she finds on Jones's computer?

3. What author does Jones begin Part Two of the book with a quote from?

4. In Chapter 6, what does Jones do with the man in the library?

5. What do Cody and Sam do to Jones on one occasion when they are supposed to be trading magazines?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 6, what bothers Jones about some of his classmates' reactions to the play they see in his high school together?

2. In Chapter 6, why does Jones feel so shaken after seeing The Laramie Project?

3. In Chapter 4, what had caused Jones's grandmother to hit him across the face several summers earlier?

4. In Chapter 2, how does Jones feel when Cody calls him a faggot?

5. In Chapter 5, what does Jones say you never forget?

6. In Chapter 4, why is Jones so upset with the evangelical preacher's "prayer" for him and his mother?

7. In Chapter 5, what kinds of stories is Jones very interested in in adolescence, and why?

8. In Chapter 6, what is Jones's mother very upset about finding on the computer in their house?

9. In Chapter 1, what do all the books Jones finds in the library about being gay have in common?

10. In Chapter 4, what makes Jones think he will refuse to come to his grandmother's for future summers?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

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 7, what are the circumstances involved when Jones meets the first man he ever tries to kiss? How does that experience affect Jones's subsequent early sexual encounters with men? Write an essay explaining your answer, citing specific references to the text to support your conclusions.

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