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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Nelson think Kyle smells of most of the time?
(a) Chlorine from the pool.
(b) Fish.
(c) Sweat.
(d) Cologne.

2. Who does Corey say he heard was running for queen of the dance in Chapter 7?
(a) Kyle.
(b) Jason.
(c) Debra.
(d) Nelson.

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

4. What is the nature of the hotline Jason calls over the summer?
(a) A hotline to help teens whose parents are alcholics.
(b) A hotline to help teens with financial problems.
(c) A hotline to help teens who are suicidal.
(d) A hotline to help teens deal with issues concerning their sexuality.

5. Who brings up the subject of girlfriends at Kyle's family Thanksgiving celebration?
(a) His aunt.
(b) His grandmother.
(c) His uncle.
(d) A cousin.

6. What does Kyle's father show him when he gets home in Chapter 2?
(a) Tickets to an amusement park.
(b) Tickets to the circus.
(c) Tickets to Cats.
(d) Tickets to the Redskins game the Sunday after Thanksgiving.

7. What does Nelson think Jason is most frightened of?
(a) Kyle refusing to help him bring his math grade up.
(b) Jack Ransom bullying him.
(c) The coach learning he is gay.
(d) Debra learning he is gay.

8. Who does Kyle blame for the way Jason abruptly leaves the Rainbow Youth meeting?
(a) Shea.
(b) Nelson.
(c) Blake.
(d) Himself.

9. What happens when Nelson's mother complains to the principal about the bullying Nelson experiences with Jack Ransom?
(a) The principal says that Nelson should stop dressing oddly.
(b) The principal says that Nelson should go to a different school.
(c) The principal says that Nelson needs to control his temper.
(d) The principal says that Nelson brings it on himself.

10. What does Debra talk about during the dance that makes Jason unhappy?
(a) Nelson and her sex life with Jason.
(b) Her sex life and her plans for the future.
(c) Jason's sexual confusion and their plans for the future.
(d) Nelson and Kyle.

11. Who offers Kyle some congratulations for telling his parents about his sexuality?
(a) Nelson.
(b) Jason.
(c) Shea.
(d) Nelson's mother.

12. How does Debra appear to feel about the group Nelson wants to start at the high school?
(a) She finds it outrageous based on religious beliefs.
(b) Supportive.
(c) She opposes it.
(d) She does not care one way or the other.

13. What does Kyle reveal he was afraid his parents would do when they learned about his sexuality?
(a) They would stop loving him.
(b) That they would kick him out.
(c) They would physically harm him.
(d) They would disown him.

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

15. From whom does Nelson crave attention as he states in Chapter 3?
(a) Kyle.
(b) His father.
(c) His mother.
(d) Jack.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the subject of the Rainbow Youth meeting the day Jason attends?

3. What word does Kyle's mother use to describe Nelson?

4. Why is Jason afraid that Kyle will go through with the tutoring session?

5. What is Nelson searching for as his mother rushes him to get to school in Chapter 6?

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