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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. What does Jones do with the man he leaves the New Year's Eve party with that makes other party-goers laugh?
2. In Chapter 13, what does the Botanist do that surprises Jones and makes him feel awkward?
3. What is one difference Jones thinks exists between speech and debate students and theater students?
4. In Chapter 15, what does Jones end up thinking about the man he was with on New Year's Eve?
5. In Part Four, what does Jones's mother write in her letter to him that she considered doing several times?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 16, what does Jones think about what he would do if anyone ever treated him as Daniel once had?
2. In Chapter 15, how does Jones meet Daniel?
3. In Chapter 10, how does Jones dress for his arrival at college, and why does he soon regret his choice?
4. In Chapter 10, what happens to Jones at the first college party he attends?
5. In Chapter 17, what does Jones's mother make it clear she wants him to do and how does it turn out?
6. In Chapter 17, why does Jones strive to stay so disciplined with his writing work?
7. In Chapter 10, why does Jones end up attending the college he attends?
8. In Part Four, what does Jones's mother write to him in her letter from 2007?
9. In Chapter 12, how does Jones feel after having sex with the Botanist, and why?
10. In Chapter 10, what is Jones's good-bye with his mother like when they part ways after he arrives at college?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In Chapter 12, why does Jones choose to create false names and personas for himself when meeting men for casual sexual encounters? Write an essay explaining your answer.
Essay Topic 2
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 3
In Chapter 20, why does Jones feel so conflicted about receiving his mother's life insurance money? What does receiving the money highlight for him about the tragedy of his mother's death and of the way she lived in terms of struggling to make ends meet? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to support your arguments.
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