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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. What kind of surface does The Bean have?

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

3. What kind of medication does Tiny notice in Will Grayson 2's room?

4. What sound wakes Will Grayson 1 at the start of Chapter 13?

5. At what time of the morning does Will Grayson 2 his final instant message to Tiny on the night of their breakup?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What action caused Will Grayson 1 and Tiny to get thrown out of their Little League team as kids?

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

4. 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?

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

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

7. How does the theme of courage appear within the novel's depiction of baseball?

8. How does Will Grayson 1 find out about the qualities of the character Phil Wrayson?

9. What is The Bean?

10. What does the stuffed prairie dog named Marvin symbolize within the novel?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Green and Levithan's choice to tell the story of Will Grayson, Will Grayson using two different first person points of view. What elements of the novel's themes lend themselves to this choice and what are Green and Levithan’s intended effects on the reader?

Essay Topic 2

How do the themes of deception and secrecy function within Will Grayson, Will Grayson and what are Green and Levithan’s messages regarding these themes?

Essay Topic 3

Trace the characterization arc of Will Grayson 2’s character throughout the novel Will Grayson, Will Grayson. Discuss whether Will Grayson 2 is a round or flat character and whether Will Grayson 2 is a static or dynamic character.

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