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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. When did Nicole undergo reassignment surgery?

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

3. What is true about gender identity?

4. Who was the Orono School Department administrator?

5. What did Nicole tell the press about her motivation behind activism?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where did Nicole get her first kiss?

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

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

4. Where did the Maines family move to?

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

6. Who was told they needed to protect Nicole?

7. What was the living arrangement after the move?

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

9. What happened two months into life in Portland?

10. What pop star came to speak in Portland?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay in which you explore Nicole's struggles with childhood crushes and romance. What was holding her back from having normal teenage experiences as a transgender girl?

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 explore how the Maines' family impacted the community around them, as well as the nation at large. In what ways did they, as a family, work to create positive change?

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