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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 what make of car does Tiny arrive at Will Grayson 2's house?

2. Will Grayson 2 considers the fact that he had never asked to want to take what action "with boys" (148)?

3. Will Grayson 2's mother tells him that he has been saying whose name in his sleep?

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

5. During what period are Tiny Dancer auditions held?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. During Tiny and Will Grayson 2's talk on the swing set, Tiny tells Will Grayson 2 that just once, he would like to what?

3. Discuss a time when Will Grayson 2's pessimistic or self-conscious feelings ruin an otherwise pleasant situation.

4. What special times have Will Grayson 1 and Tiny spent together in the past?

5. As Will Grayson 2 and Tiny make out for the first time, Tiny takes breaks to take what action?

6. Describe an instance in the novel when the specific characteristics of the city of Chicago is addressed.

7. What evidence suggests that Will Grayson 2's mother is an effective and supportive parent?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the instances of irony within the narrative of Will Grayson, Will Grayson and analyze Green’s or Levithan’s purpose for including each instance you discuss.

Essay Topic 2

Determine Green and Levithan’s message within the novel Will Grayson, Will Grayson regarding the idea that adolescence is a tough time for the overwhelming majority of humankind.

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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