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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 Two, who does Leah meet at the Waffle House?

2. In Chapter Twenty Five, where do Simon and Leah hang out?

3. In Chapter Twenty Six, what do Simon, Leah, and Nick play?

4. In Chapter Twenty One, who does Leah see with Anna at the location Anna invited her to?

5. In Chapter Sixteen, how is Leah's mom about Leah going on the campus tour?

Short Essay Questions

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

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 Eight, what does Abby tell Leah she is scared of? What does Leah tell Abby they are?

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

6. In Chapter Seventeen, where do Abby and Leah go to stay? Where are they invited?

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

8. In Chapter Twenty Three, what does Leah look at to distract herself? What does she do on her Tumblr account?

9. In Chapter Twenty, what does Abby say about liking Leah? How does she say she feels?

10. In Chapter Sixteen, how does Abby say she feels about the breakup? Why does she feel this way?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Love, and how love changes and transforms is a central part of the novel; Love can include self-love, romantic love, friend love, and familial love. Compare Leah at the beginning of the novel to the end of the novel. What forms of love does she receive that allow her to change? How is love, for Simon, for Abby, for herself, a part of this transformation? How does she learn to accept love, and give love in return?

Essay Topic 2

Leah is bisexual, but not out, but also is white. How do you think Abby's understanding of her sexuality, and her confusion about it and decision to date Nick even when she is looking for a reason to break up, may have to do with her concern with appearances? How does racism and appearance factor into who gets to experiment with their sexuality versus who does not?

Essay Topic 3

When Nick and Abby break up, Simon worries about having a long distance relationship for NYU with Bram. How does this worry and fear show how friend groups model what is possible? How is Simon finally able to free himself of his fear to embrace his truth? Choose one other character in addition to Simon to see how they act based on what they see in others, and how they finally decide to act and think for themselves.

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