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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 did someone in the neighborhood think was committing suicide?

2. Who is Wyatt?

3. Who yelled at Wyatt on the day of the big family party?

4. Who was the first person in their family to get a college degree?

5. Who was Mrs. Kreutz?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why would the twins often get into fights as children?

3. Who was Norman Spack?

4. Who began to research topics such as gender and sexuality?

5. What did Wyatt express to his mother in a letter after a physical fight with Jonas?

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

7. What did Kelly give Wyatt for his 7th birthday?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay analyzing how Nicole's transition affected her twin brother, Jonas. Use examples from the text to support your claims.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay exploring the relationship between Nicole and Kelly Maines. Use examples from the text to support your claims.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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