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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. Who left home at 17 and couch surfed around the country?

2. Who was really emotional after learning about Jazz?

3. Who said they hated their penis as a child?

4. Who feared that their spouse would leave them?

5. What did Wyatt wear to his concert?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was used as a guinea pig throughout Wyatt's transition?

2. Who accidentally referred to Nicole as Wyatt after the name change?

3. How did Wyatt's peers react to his feminine tendencies?

4. Who is the biological mother to Jonas and Wyatt?

5. What person featured on television made Wyatt feel better about how he was?

6. What did Spack tell Wyatt that he found assuring?

7. Who was Norman Spack?

8. How did Kelly feel in the early days, when Wyatt made it clear that he identified as a girl?

9. What did Dr. Holmes encourage Kelly to do with Wyatt?

10. What happened when the Maineses threw a party for their neighborhood when they moved to Maine?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay exploring how the Maines went about protecting Nicole from the potential danger that could manifest itself if people knew she was a transgender girl. How did these measures affect the family?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay in which you analyze how the opinion of others within their community impacted Kelly Maines. How did she go about handling the bigotry and criticism from other parents? Use examples from the text to support your claims.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay exploring the relationship between Wayne and Nicole Maines. What were the underlying tensions in the relationship throughout her childhood? What helped them overcome those tensions?

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