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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 10, what does Jones think about the way his mother looks as they go together to drop him off at college?
2. In Chapter 14, what does Jones start doing to his friend in his friend's car?
3. In Chapter 17, at what hour does Jones routinely wake up?
4. In Part Four, what does Jones's mother say she does not have regarding him?
5. In Chapter 15, where does Jones spend New Year's Eve in 2007?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 10, why does Jones end up attending the college he attends?
2. In Chapter 13, why does Jones keep seeing the Botanist?
3. In Chapter 16, what does Jones think about what he would do if anyone ever treated him as Daniel once had?
4. In Chapter 17, why does Jones strive to stay so disciplined with his writing work?
5. In Chapter 12, how does Jones feel after having sex with the Botanist, and why?
6. In Chapter 10, what happens to Jones at the first college party he attends?
7. In Chapter 17, what does Jones's mother make it clear she wants him to do and how does it turn out?
8. In Chapter 12, what is unusual about the Botanist's apartment that Jones notices quickly?
9. In Chapter 11, how do Jones's friends react when he tells them he has still not told his mother he is gay?
10. In Chapter 11, what do the dogwood trees on campus remind Jones of from his childhood?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
Essay Topic 2
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.
Essay Topic 3
In Chapter 14, why does Jones have an interest in sometimes pursing straight men as sexual partners? What does Jones often observe about straight men's behavior when he propositions them for sexual contact? Write an essay explaining your answer, citing specific references to the text to support your conclusions.
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