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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Kyle tell Jason the fight began?
(a) Jack just stopped for no reason.
(b) Nelson threw a bottle at Jack's truck.
(c) Nelson responded to taunts by Jack and his friends.
(d) Nelson yelled an insult at Jack.

2. What causes the chaos in Jason's home during the Christmas break as described in Chapter 16?
(a) His father is too drunk to go to church.
(b) His father and uncle fight due to alcohol consumption.
(c) His father and grandmother argue.
(d) His father refuses to stay at home.

3. From whom does Nelson receive an impersonal Christmas card in Chapter 15?
(a) His cousin.
(b) Jason.
(c) His father.
(d) Kyle.

4. What does Kyle's father suggest he might do after Kyle's fight with Jack and Jose?
(a) Join PFLAG.
(b) Go to a Rainbow Youth meeting.
(c) Read more about homosexuality.
(d) Stop accusing Kyle of choosing his sexuality.

5. With whom does Nelson go out at the end of Chapter 21?
(a) Jeremy.
(b) Kyle.
(c) Brick.
(d) Blake.

6. How does Jason make Jack Ransom leave Nelson and Kyle alone?
(a) He simply tells him to stop.
(b) He hits him.
(c) He yells for help from nearby houses.
(d) He threatens to call the police.

7. What does Nelson's father tell him he needs to practice more in his life?
(a) Honesty.
(b) Religion.
(c) Responsibility.
(d) Self control.

8. What excuse does Nelson give Kyle for not using protection during his encounter with Brick?
(a) He was embarassed.
(b) He assumed Brick would take care of it.
(c) He was afraid to ask.
(d) He forgot.

9. How does Nelson's mother react to the fight Nelson and Kyle got into with Jack and Jose?
(a) She wants to press charges.
(b) She wants to have a meeting with the school principal.
(c) She blames Nelson's temper.
(d) She blames Kyle.

10. What does Brick serve Nelson to drink when they arrive at his apartment in Chapter 15?
(a) Tea.
(b) Whiskey.
(c) Vodka.
(d) Beer.

11. To whom does Brick reveal the apartment really belongs after his encounter with Nelson in Chapter 15?
(a) His brother.
(b) His parents.
(c) His boyfriend.
(d) His uncle.

12. Who does Nelson's mother threaten to call if he does not tell her what is causing his depression?
(a) The doctor.
(b) Shea.
(c) Kyle.
(d) His father.

13. Why is Jason convinced that going to the first GSA meeting would be a mistake?
(a) It will reveal to the world who is gay.
(b) He does not believe it will help anything.
(c) He is still afraid of losing his scholarship.
(d) Everyone is making fun of it and those invovled.

14. What argument does Ms. MacTrough give for the approval of the GSA?
(a) That it will promote tolerance.
(b) That it will offer counseling for students in trouble.
(c) That it will give students a safe place to work out their sexual confusion.
(d) That it will offer scholastic help for those in need.

15. To what school does Jason receive a scholarship?
(a) Tech.
(b) UCLA.
(c) Brown.
(d) Miami University.

Short Answer Questions

1. Over what television show do Kyle and Jason briefly bond in Chapter 14?

2. What change to Jason's future plans has taken place now that his father is gone?

3. For what reason does Jason tell Debra he can no longer be with her?

4. Who wrote a derogatory word on Kyle's locker during the Christmas break?

5. What does Jason teach Kyle to do in Chapter 14?

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