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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. Will Grayson 1 compares Tiny to what object when describing Tiny's compassion?

2. What is the name of the shop where Isaac wants to meet Will Grayson 2?

3. Will Grayson 2 recalls that he used to spend long periods of time intensely taking what action?

4. What flaw in Will Grayson 1's fake ID prohibits him from entering the concert?

5. Will Grayson 1 hides his fake ID in the pages of which book?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Jane end up wanting to end her first phone conversation with Will Grayson 1?

2. How does Will Grayson 1 feel about his father's plans for his future?

3. What plan does Will Grayson 1's father have for Will Grayson 1?

4. What passion is shared by the characters Tiny, Will Grayson 1, and Jane?

5. How does Tiny get the money to produce his musical?

6. Characterize Will Grayson 2's outlook on life.

7. Give an example of Tiny helping Will Grayson 1 overcome his loneliness.

8. For what two transgressions is Will Grayson 1 ostracized from his latest group of friends?

9. Describe Will Grayson 2's family situation.

10. The first time Will Grayson 1 calls Jane, what aspect of the conversation causes him to believe he has failed to impress Jane?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How are the topics of romantic relationships, love, and sex treated within the novel Will Grayson, Will Grayson and how does their treatment relate to the novel's depicted messages?

Essay Topic 2

William Faulkner once famously claimed that the most important literature deals with the subject of the human heart in conflict with itself. Explain how the theme of Human versus Self is demonstrated within Green and Levithan’s novel Will Grayson, Will Grayson. Create a decisive, arguable claim and prove it with quotes from the novel.

Essay Topic 3

Analyze Green and Levithan’s novel from an Existential perspective. What elements of life does it suggest hold the most meaning and why?

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