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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Nelson go to Shea's at the beginning of Chapter 3?
(a) To talk about college applications.
(b) To get a haircut.
(c) To see her new dog.
(d) To complain about Jason.

2. What does the principal ask Nelson to do about his behavior?
(a) Stop instigating fights.
(b) Act normal.
(c) Become more social.
(d) Stop bullying people.

3. Who is Debra?
(a) Jason's girlfriend.
(b) Jason's cousin.
(c) Jason's sister.
(d) Jason's mother.

4. For what reason does Jason consider breaking up with Debra in Chapter 7?
(a) He is embarassed by the way she talks about gays.
(b) He no longer likes her.
(c) He dislikes the way she talks about their sex life.
(d) He is still confused about his sexuality.

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

6. What upcoming social event do Nelson and Kyle talk about in Chapter 6?
(a) Prom.
(b) Homecoming.
(c) Spring break.
(d) A Sadie Hawk dance.

7. What overwhelming emotion does Kyle's mother admit to feeling in the aftermath of learning about his sexuality?
(a) Disappointment.
(b) Embarassment.
(c) Fear.
(d) Excitement.

8. What does Kyle say is the cause of his sexuality?
(a) His relationship with his mother.
(b) He was born that way.
(c) The media.
(d) Sexual abuse by an aunt.

9. What occupies Kyle's thoughts at the beginning of Chapter 8?
(a) Fear of telling Nelson about his tutoring session with Jason.
(b) Fear of failing his English exam.
(c) Jason and their tutoring session.
(d) Nelson and their GSA group.

10. Why does Kyle not tell his mother what is on his mind in the beginning of Chapter 8?
(a) He does not want to disappoint her.
(b) She does not know he is gay.
(c) He wants to see how it progresses first.
(d) He is afraid how she might respond.

11. Who is applying to colleges, as discussed in Chapter 6?
(a) Kyle.
(b) Shea.
(c) Blake.
(d) Caitlin.

12. What has Jason's mother recently begun to refuse to buy for Jason's father?
(a) Beer.
(b) Cigarettes.
(c) Whiskey.
(d) Vodka.

13. What is Jason's mother reading in Chapter 10?
(a) A pamphlet for Al-Anon.
(b) A pamphlet for PFLAG.
(c) A novel.
(d) A self-help book.

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

15. What does Jason spend most of the movie, in Chapter 4, thinking about?
(a) His father.
(b) His unhappiness in his relationship with Debra.
(c) His attraction to one of the actors.
(d) His friends' comments about gays.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What nickname do the kids at school have for Nelson?

4. Why does Jason want to have intimate relations with his girlfriend?

5. When doers Kyle first realize he is different from other boys his age?

(see the answer keys)

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