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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. Why did the author avoid going home to dinner in Chapter 13?

2. What happened to the author the remainder of his trip in Chapter 15?

3. What did the author learn about his mother as he was writing his entrance exams for college?

4. What did the author's coworker Sid do?

5. What was the outcome of the author's trip he described in Chapter 14?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe what happened between Jean and Dagmar while the author was in Europe.

2. Who was born in Chapter 11?

3. Where did Dagmar go in Chapter 11?

4. Describe the author's experience hitch-hiking.

5. Describe what was significant about the day at work in Chapter 10?

6. What were the author's jobs when he was 16 years old living in Florida?

7. Where does the author describe working in Chapter 15?

8. How does the author's acceptance seal his "coming of age" story?

9. What did the author contemplate doing the summer they returned to New York in Chapter 9?

10. Why did the author avoid going home for dinner after school in Chapter 13?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and explain the way Conroy interconnects his narrative through the events and reactions to the events as if he remembers them in what seems like were random experiences.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the significance of the title of Chapter 16, "Losing My Cherry", to the events of the chapter and how the events of the chapter are another transition from one phase of life to the next, proving Conroy's maturation.

Essay Topic 3

Explain what Conroy suggests about his school and the higher the class in the building meant to him. What is his metaphor in the school building's description?

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