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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wrote a derogatory word on Kyle's locker during the Christmas break?
(a) Jason and his friends.
(b) Jack Ransom.
(c) Debra and her friends.
(d) Nelson.

2. For what reason does Jason tell Debra he can no longer be with her?
(a) He is in love with someone else.
(b) He is gay.
(c) He just does not love her anymore.
(d) He thinks he is bisexual.

3. Why is Nelson in a hurry to have a sexual experience?
(a) He is bored.
(b) He feels sex will make him more mature.
(c) He thinks love and sex are the same thing.
(d) He wants to impress Kyle with his experience.

4. To whom does Brick reveal the apartment really belongs after his encounter with Nelson in Chapter 15?
(a) His uncle.
(b) His parents.
(c) His brother.
(d) His boyfriend.

5. What reason does Kyle give for not reporting the harassing phone calls he has received to the school authorities?
(a) He can handle it.
(b) He does not want to draw more attention to himself.
(c) They will not do anything.
(d) He is embarassed.

6. Why does Jason turn up the sound on his stereo in Chapter 13, causing his father to become angry?
(a) To shut out the memory of Debra's anger.
(b) It's just a habit.
(c) His parents are fighting.
(d) To hear it better.

7. Who does Nelson's mother threaten to call if he does not tell her what is causing his depression?
(a) Shea.
(b) Kyle.
(c) The doctor.
(d) His father.

8. What does Nelson's father tell him he needs to practice more in his life?
(a) Religion.
(b) Honesty.
(c) Responsibility.
(d) Self control.

9. What beverage does Nelson drink while alone with an older man in Chapter 12?
(a) Rum and coke.
(b) Whiskey.
(c) Vodka and coke.
(d) Bourbon.

10. For what reason does Kyle find Jason depressed and alone in his home at the end of Chapter 20?
(a) Jason is humiliated that everyone at school now knows he is gay.
(b) Jason's mother has asked him to move out.
(c) Jason's father has left the family.
(d) Jason is heartbroken that Debra no longer wants to be friends.

11. Over what television show do Kyle and Jason briefly bond in Chapter 14?
(a) Star Trek.
(b) Glee.
(c) Law and Order.
(d) The Simpsons.

12. Why does Jason make the final decision to attend the meeting?
(a) He wants to support Nelson and Kyle.
(b) He feels responsible for protecting Nelson.
(c) He is afraid Kyle will be mad at him.
(d) He is tired of lying.

13. What do Jason's parents fight about in Chapter 16?
(a) Money.
(b) Jason.
(c) His mother's choice to go to an Al-Anon meeting.
(d) His mother's continued resistance to buying beer.

14. What happens during basketball practice in Chapter 16 that makes Jason wonder if he has become a target of intolerance?
(a) Someone purposely pushes him against the wall.
(b) Someone fouls him during play.
(c) Someone calls him a derogatory name.
(d) Someone steals his clothes from his locker.

15. Why does Kyle go to see Nelson in Chapter 17?
(a) To vent about Jason.
(b) To hide from his parents.
(c) Nelson has not been to school.
(d) To work on homework together.

Short Answer Questions

1. What item does Debra return to Jason when they break up?

2. How long does Debra claim it has been since she and Jason last talked in Chapter 13?

3. From whom does Nelson receive an impersonal Christmas card in Chapter 15?

4. What excuse does Nelson give Kyle for not using protection during his encounter with Brick?

5. Why does Nelson have Shea take pictures of him in Chapter 15?

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