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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. How much does Bec give the person who asks her for $5?

2. What instrument does Bec play within her band?

3. What does Riley do with their ruined textbooks after they discover their locker has been vandalized?

4. Once at the football game, how far into the grandstand do Bec and Riley make it before the harassment of Riley starts?

5. To whom is Riley referring when they say that maybe they "prefer the company of cute girls with lip rings" (130)?

Short Essay Questions

1. Which element of the political fundraisers is Riley's least favorite and why?

2. What does Congressman Sean Cavanaugh say to Riley that causes Riley to angrily defend themselves?

3. What is the significance of the note taped to the inside of Riley's vandalized locker?

4. What quality of Riley's father's personality inspires Riley's envy?

5. Before Riley decides that one hour before their father's speech is not the best time to cause him further stress, what does Riley list among the things they finally feel ready to tell their father?

6. What evidence does Bec provide for her pronouncement that Riley is "a total pop whore" (148)?

7. What horrific incident happens in the hours after the political fundraising dinner?

8. When Riley comes home from a night with Bec to discover over 10,000 people following the blog, how do their actual feelings differ from their expected feelings?

9. Where does Bec actually take Riley after saying that they will be going out to clubs together?

10. What is the reason for Riley's decision to continue responding to people who ask questions on the blog?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Look carefully at the passages of the novel that describe Riley's outreach through the creation of a blog. What is the author's purpose for discussing at length the nature of Riley's method of outreach?

Essay Topic 2

What is the author's message regarding parenting of a gender fluid teen and what themes does the author employ in order to send these messages to the reader?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the significance of the novel's ending and its connection to featured themes across the text.

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