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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. In Chapter Twenty Six, how does Nick seem?

2. In Chapter Fifteen, what does Nick cancel?

3. In Chapter Twenty Two, why is Simon scared to have a long distance relationship?

4. In Chapter Twenty Two, where does Simon say he wants to go to school?

5. In Chapter Twenty Six, where do Simon, Nick, and Leah go?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter Twenty Eight, what does Abby say about Morgan? How does she say she feels?

2. In Chapter Twenty One, what does Leah find when she gets home? Why is she upset?

3. In Chapter Twenty Six, what does Nick ask Leah about Garrett? What does Leah realize about Garrett?

4. In Chapter Twenty One, who does Leah go to meet at Waffle House? Who does she see instead?

5. In Chapter Fifteen, where does Leah go? Why is the gathering canceled?

6. In Chapter Twenty Eight, what does Nick ask Leah about Abby? Why does Leah agree?

7. In Chapter Nineteen, what does Leah do at the college party? What does Leah get invited to do?

8. In Chapter Twenty, what does Leah do based on Abby's dare? What does Abby say that offends Leah?

9. In Chapter Twenty Six, why does Nick have Leah and Simon over? How does Nick seem?

10. In Chapter Fifteen, what happens between Nick and Abby? What does Simon ask Leah?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Abby comes out to Leah as "lowkey bi" which makes Leah upset (260). Why is it so important to Leah that Abby come out as full bisexual? How are lesbian relationships represented in the novel as being complicated by outside perception and fetisization, such as the male gaze, and ideas of "just experimenting"? How is Leah's anger at Abby related to all these complicated levels of perception of lesbian and bisexual relationships?

Essay Topic 2

When Abby speaks of college, she says excitedly that real life is starting (171). What lessons from the novel do you think the characters have learned that will carry over to the real life? How do you think they still need to evolve or grow? Choose three characters to say what you think they will learned and how this will help them.

Essay Topic 3

Goodbyes, endings, and new beginnings of college, adulthood, and life are themes in the novel. Simon says, "'I don't want to leave him or you or Abby or any of you guys.' His voice catches. 'I don't know anyone in Philly. I don't know how people do this'" (239). How do characters in the novel transition from not knowing how to do something to being able to do it? How do they cope with this change, and what allows them to accept the coming change? Choose three characters to write an analysis about what the novel is saying about endings, acceptance, and allowing change to take place.

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