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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 6, why is the main figure in the play Jones sees in high school targeted and beaten to death?
2. In Chapter 4, why does Jones's grandmother slap him when he his a younger boy?
3. In Chapter 4, what kind of new church does Jones's grandmother start attending when he is about 13?
4. In Chapter 8, what does Jones's mother point out to him on the street in New York?
5. In Chapter 3, who is the man who is killed whose death Jones sees reported on the news?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 8, what does NYU and the possibility of living in New York seem to represent for Jones?
2. In Chapter 4, what makes Jones think he will refuse to come to his grandmother's for future summers?
3. In Chapter 8, what happens after Jones is accepted into New York University for college?
4. In Chapter 6, why does Jones feel so shaken after seeing The Laramie Project?
5. 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?
6. In Chapter 8, why does Jones start visiting the Cedar Springs section of Dallas as much as he can?
7. In the summer after Jones finishes sixth grade, what does he spend much of his days doing?
8. In Chapter 2, how does Jones feel when Cody calls him a faggot?
9. In Chapter 1, how does Jones describe his mother's appearance and demeanor?
10. In Chapter 9, what is the prognosis for Jones's mother after the diagnosis of her illness?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
Essay Topic 2
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 3
In Chapter 1, how does Jones decide to try to find out more about what it means to be gay, and what happens when he embarks on this research? Write an essay explaining your answer, citing specific references to the text to support your conclusions.
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