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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 8, how does Jones travel to the university that offers him the scholarship?
2. In Chapter 8, what is one activity Jones and his mother do together to try to help with his problems related to going to college?
3. In Chapter 6, what happens when Jones tries to kiss the man in the library?
4. In Chapter 8, who does Jones go to New York City with when he is a child?
5. In Chapter 8, what is Jones's scholarship for?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 5, what does Jones say you never forget?
2. In Chapter 1, what does Jones find tucked away in the book he is enamored with that intrigues him?
3. In Chapter 4, what does Jones's grandmother get very upset about finding in his bedroom?
4. In Chapter 4, what makes Jones think he will refuse to come to his grandmother's for future summers?
5. In Chapter 8, what happens after Jones is accepted into New York University for college?
6. In Chapter 4, why does Jones's mother send him to Memphis to stay with his grandmother for half of each summer every year?
7. In Chapter 8, what does NYU and the possibility of living in New York seem to represent for Jones?
8. In Chapter 6, why does Jones feel so shaken after seeing The Laramie Project?
9. In Chapter 2, what does Jones, Cody, and Sam find in the woods that they split up and share?
10. In Chapter 1, how does Jones describe his mother's appearance and demeanor?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In Chapter 6, how does Jones describe his communication with his mother about his sexuality while he is a teenager in high school? Write an essay explaining your answer.
Essay Topic 2
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 3
In Chapter 9, how do Jones and his mother process and handle Carol's worsening health and diagnosis of congestive heart illness? Write an essay explaining your answer, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
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