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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 is playing on the television in the Botanist's bedroom when Jones and he enter it?
2. In Chapter 14, what does Jones start doing to his friend in his friend's car?
3. In Chapter 15, what does Jones tell his mother about how he spent New Year's Eve?
4. What kind of shoes does Jones wear to move into his university in Chapter 10?
5. In Chapter 14, what does Jones do in his friend's apartment as his friend and his roommate play video games?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 16, what does writing come to mean to Jones?
2. In Chapter 17, why does Jones strive to stay so disciplined with his writing work?
3. In Chapter 10, how does Jones dress for his arrival at college, and why does he soon regret his choice?
4. In Chapter 14, what happens in Dane's apartment that upsets Jones?
5. In Chapter 12, how does Jones feel after having sex with the Botanist, and why?
6. In Chapter 12, what is unusual about the Botanist's apartment that Jones notices quickly?
7. In Chapter 14, what happens that prompts Dane to panic when he and Jones are engaged in sexual activity?
8. In Chapter 11, how does Jones feel after he eventually tells his mother he is gay?
9. In Chapter 15, how does Jones meet Daniel?
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 2, how does Cody seem to realize that Jones is gay? How does Cody's and Sam's bullying affect Jones's perception of himself and of his homosexuality in his adolescence? Write an essay explaining your answers.
Essay Topic 2
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 3
In Chapter 5, what kinds of feelings and themes does Jones identify the most with in writing his poems inspired by Greek myths and legends? Why do you think Jones is attracted to these particular themes and feelings? Write an essay explaining your answer.
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