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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 is Blue surprised Jacques' parents used to buy for him?

2. What does the individual who discovers one of Simons emails do with the emails?

3. What season does the book take place in?

4. What secret do Jacques and Blue have in common?

5. What group does Simon sit with at the football game?

Short Essay Questions

1. What point of view is the story told from?

2. Why does Simon drink a beer at the Halloween party?

3. Why does the school's gender bender dress up day bother Simon?

4. Why does Simon question the sports posters on Alice's wall?

5. Why does Simon check his private email at school?

6. Why does Leah give Simon the gift of a mixed CD?

7. How does Simon's dad tease a gay person on television?

8. Why does Simon say it is nice not to be cynical and just enjoy the game?

9. Why do Bram and Jacques want to capitalize Coming Out Thing?

10. Why does Leah seem to hate Abby?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Simon's dog, Bieber, provides comfort to Leah. Why does Leah not like affection from people? How is affection from an animal different?

Essay Topic 2

Is the novel's conclusion a happy or sad one? What events come together to create a feeling of cohesion? Does the story feel completed or like a beginning?

Essay Topic 3

How do Simon's parents react when he comes out? Does the book allude to the fact that they already knew or are they surprised? How does the author relate the information?

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