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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 happened in January 2014?

2. What comment from a peer made Nicole laugh really hard?

3. Who scolded Bob Lucy about the 6th grade field trip?

4. Why did Nicole go through with the surgery?

5. What did a friend once tell Nicole on a bus ride?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who represented Kelly and Wayne in 2010 and on in their legal battles?

2. Where did Nicole and Jonas go to high school?

3. Why were Wayne and Kelly so impressed by Jonas throughout his adolescence?

4. What was Nicole able to do at Waynflete that she was not able to do at King?

5. What kind of letters did the Maines receive from people all around the country?

6. What secret did the family decide to keep after the move?

7. What happened two months into life in Portland?

8. Who was Bob Lucy?

9. What dance did Nicole go to in middle school?

10. Who was Michael Heath?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Write an essay in which you analyze the structure of the book. How does the author go about telling the true story of a family and educating readers about transgender people throughout history?

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