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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 do for the first time at a college party?

2. In Chapter 15, what does Jones tell his mother about how he spent New Year's Eve?

3. In Part Four, when does Jones's mother write the heartfelt letter to him?

4. In Chapter 15, what does Jones end up thinking about the man he was with on New Year's Eve?

5. In Chapter 16, how does Jones feel about his mother's place in their family?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 13, why does Jones keep seeing the Botanist?

2. In Chapter 14, what happens that prompts Dane to panic when he and Jones are engaged in sexual activity?

3. In Chapter 15, how does Jones end up feeling about Daniel just before Jones flees from Daniel's apartment?

4. In Chapter 10, what happens to Jones at the first college party he attends?

5. In Chapter 12, how does Jones feel after having sex with the Botanist, and why?

6. In Chapter 16, what does Jones think about what he would do if anyone ever treated him as Daniel once had?

7. In Part Four, what does Jones's mother write to him in her letter from 2007?

8. In Chapter 12, why do you think Jones tells the Botanist his name is Cody?

9. In Chapter 16, what does writing come to mean to Jones?

10. In Chapter 17, what does Jones's mother make it clear she wants him to do and how does it turn out?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter 11, how does Jones feel about the conversation he has with his mother in which he tells her he is gay? What surprises him about his relationship with his mother and what happens after that conversation? 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 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.

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