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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 16, what does Jones's mother insist upon his doing?
2. Where is the university Jones attends in Chapter 10 located?
3. In Chapter 14, what makes Jones pay closer attention to the conversation his friend and his friend's roommate are having?
4. In Part Four, what does Jones's mother say she does not have regarding him?
5. In Chapter 16, why does Jones set the schedule he does for himself?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 16, what does writing come to mean to Jones?
2. In Chapter 17, what does Jones's mother make it clear she wants him to do and how does it turn out?
3. In Chapter 17, why does Jones strive to stay so disciplined with his writing work?
4. In Chapter 10, why does Jones end up attending the college he attends?
5. In Part Four, what does Jones's mother write to him in her letter from 2007?
6. In Chapter 14, what is the purpose of Jones's Question Game with Dane?
7. In Chapter 15, how does Jones meet Daniel?
8. In Chapter 10, what is Jones's good-bye with his mother like when they part ways after he arrives at college?
9. In Chapter 11, what do the dogwood trees on campus remind Jones of from his childhood?
10. In Chapter 13, why does Jones keep seeing the Botanist?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In Chapter 6, what effect does Jones's viewing of The Laramie Project, the play based on Matthew Shepard's life, have on his feelings about his own sexuality? How does Jones feel about some of his peers' reactions to the play? Write an essay explaining your answer, citing specific references to the text to support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 2
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 3
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.
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