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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. About which writer is Tiny singing onstage when Will Grayson 1 cracks the auditorium door to peek?

2. Which character does Will Grayson 2 call the night he breaks up with Tiny?

3. Tiny tells Will Grayson 2 that which fairy tale character is an excellent metaphor for love?

4. What adjective does Tiny use to describe Will Grayson 2's prowess as a texter?

5. Will Grayson 2's mother tells him that what element is never a good foundation for a relationship?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way does Will Grayson 2's mother's reaction to his announcement of being gay differ from his expectations?

2. What qualities does the character Phil Wrayson in Tiny's musical possess?

3. For what reason does Will Grayson 2 break up with Tiny?

4. What is it about the aftermath of Tiny's insult to Will Grayson 1 that makes Will Grayson 1 start to cry?

5. What comment of Tiny's causes Will Grayson 2 to wish he were from Tiny's "planet" (147)?

6. In what way does Will Grayson 2 successfully reach out for support after his breakup with Tiny?

7. What is The Bean?

8. What does the "lemon-flavored crystal light" (202) symbolize within the novel?

9. Describe a piece of evidence for the claim that Will Grayson 2 and his mother have a close relationship.

10. What emotion of Will Grayson 1's underlies his comparison of Tiny to a moon?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Look carefully at the passages of Will Grayson, Will Grayson that describe the close relationship Will Grayson 1 and Tiny. What are Green and Levithan’s purposes for discussing at length the nature of the connection between Will Grayson 1 and Tiny?

Essay Topic 3

Sensory details are used frequently by Green and Levithan in order to create vivid pictures of each character's progression through the narrative of Will Grayson, Will Grayson. Choose three scenes in which sensory details are heavily used and discuss how the sensory details used serve Green and Levithan’s creation of vivid characters to populate the narrative.

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