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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 the Botanist have many of in his apartment?
2. What is one difference Jones thinks exists between speech and debate students and theater students?
3. In Chapter 16, what strikes Jones as a common thread between gay, black, and male poets?
4. In Chapter 13, what happens to Jones's mother just before they leave for her new city?
5. In Chapter 15, what does Jones end up thinking about the man he was with on New Year's Eve?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 11, what do the dogwood trees on campus remind Jones of from his childhood?
2. In Chapter 10, why does Jones end up attending the college he attends?
3. In Chapter 10, what is Jones's good-bye with his mother like when they part ways after he arrives at college?
4. In Chapter 13, why does Jones keep seeing the Botanist?
5. In Chapter 11, how does Jones feel after he eventually tells his mother he is gay?
6. In Chapter 14, what is the purpose of Jones's Question Game with Dane?
7. In Chapter 16, what does writing come to mean to Jones?
8. In Chapter 12, how does Jones feel after having sex with the Botanist, and why?
9. In Part Four, what does Jones's mother write to him in her letter from 2007?
10. In Chapter 15, how does Jones end up feeling about Daniel just before Jones flees from Daniel's apartment?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In Chapter 8, what do you think forms the basis of Jones's affinity for New York City, and thus his strong desire to attend college there? Write an essay explaining your answer.
Essay Topic 2
In Chapter 8, what are some of the tactics and plans that both Jones and his mother consider to try to be able to afford the college tuition there after Jones is accepted? Write an essay explaining your answer, citing specific references to the text to support your answer.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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