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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Four (Jason).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do the kids at school dislike Nelson?
(a) He is openly gay and flamboyant in his personality.
(b) He is a bully.
(c) He is unattractive.
(d) He is a loner.

2. What nickname do the kids at school have for Nelson?
(a) Shelly.
(b) Nels.
(c) Nelly.
(d) Sonny.

3. What bothers Jason about his intimate relationship with Debra, as he expresses in Chapter 4?
(a) He is not attracted to her.
(b) She never seems interested.
(c) He always makes the moves.
(d) She seems overly interested.

4. Who gives Jason the item he is wearing in Chapter 4 of which his father disapproves?
(a) Debra.
(b) His mother.
(c) Kyle.
(d) Corey.

5. Why does Jason feel he cannot talk about his confusion about his sexuality with his father?
(a) His father is an absentee dad.
(b) He does not want to burden his father with his problems.
(c) His father would think differently about him.
(d) He is afraid his father would kill him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jason spend most of the movie, in Chapter 4, thinking about?

2. Why does Kyle choose to join the swim team?

3. Why does Jason not want to end his relationship with Debra despite his feelings he might be gay?

4. What drawing does Jason's sister show to him in Chapter 4?

5. What happens when Nelson's mother complains to the principal about the bullying Nelson experiences with Jack Ransom?

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