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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wakes Kyle the next morning, in Chapter 8?
(a) His mother.
(b) Jason.
(c) His father.
(d) Nelson.

2. How many narrators are there in this novel?
(a) Four.
(b) One.
(c) Two.
(d) Three.

3. Who interrupts Kyle's conversation at school with Jason the Monday after the Rainbow Youth meeting?
(a) Jack.
(b) Debra.
(c) Blake.
(d) Nelson.

4. What does Kyle tell Nelson about Jason in Chapter 6?
(a) That he kissed him.
(b) That Jason broke up with Debra.
(c) That he gave him a ride home.
(d) That he no longer likes him.

5. What role does Nelson's mother play in the local PFLAG organization?
(a) Treasurer.
(b) President.
(c) Secretary.
(d) Vice President.

6. What item does Jason wear in Chapter 4 that his father tells him to take off?
(a) A pink t-shirt.
(b) A chrome bead necklace.
(c) A single, dangling earring.
(d) A pair of diamond earrings.

7. Why does Kyle choose to join the swim team?
(a) He wants to impress Jason.
(b) He is not good at any other sport.
(c) To make his mother happy.
(d) He thinks it will help his social life.

8. What type of friends does Kyle's father wish Kyle had?
(a) Athletes.
(b) Artists.
(c) Scholars.
(d) Popular kids.

9. Why does Jason not want to talk about what happened between he and Kyle in the theater?
(a) He does not want to lead Kyle on.
(b) He wants to pretend it did not happen.
(c) He thinks there is nothing to talk about.
(d) He wants Kyle to bring it up.

10. From what book did Nelson get the name for his dog, Atticus?
(a) Of Mice and Men.
(b) Moby Dick.
(c) Frankenstein.
(d) To Kill a Mockingbird.

11. What did Jason and his friends drink in the parking lot before going to the dance in Chapter 7?
(a) Whiskey.
(b) Vodka and Pepsi.
(c) Bourbon.
(d) Mint schnaps.

12. What word does Kyle's mother use to describe Nelson?
(a) Odd.
(b) Happy.
(c) Artistic.
(d) Creative.

13. What kind of organization does Debra say Nelson wants to start at the high school?
(a) A Rainbow Youth club.
(b) A Gay dating group.
(c) A teen court group.
(d) A Gay-Straight Alliance.

14. What is the subject of the Rainbow Youth meeting the day Jason attends?
(a) Coming out.
(b) How to meet singles.
(c) Protecting against HIV.
(d) What it means to be gay.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. To what is Fenner Farley opposed in Chapter 11?

2. What item of clothing does Kyle constantly wear, no matter the circumstances or weather?

3. Where does Jason hear about Rainbow Youth?

4. What kind of music does Kyle play for Jason during their tutoring session?

5. What does Nelson think Kyle smells of most of the time?

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