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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What change to Jason's future plans has taken place now that his father is gone?
(a) He has to stay home to care for his mother.
(b) He can no longer afford what his scholarship will not pay.
(c) Nothing, he still plans to attend Tech.
(d) He might not go away to college.

2. What does Jason teach Kyle to do in Chapter 14?
(a) Throw paper balls into the trash basket.
(b) Bat a paper ball.
(c) Dribble a basketball.
(d) Catch a tossed ball.

3. On whose side does Nelson fall when Kyle tells Nelson about Jason's refusal to allow Kyle to sit with him in the cafeteria?
(a) Both.
(b) Kyle's.
(c) Neither.
(d) Jason's.

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

5. What does Kyle tell Nelson happened to Shea in Chapter 21?
(a) She has a new girlfriend.
(b) She decided to go to Smith with Caitlin.
(c) She decided not to go to college.
(d) She broke up with Caitlin.

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

7. For the first time, with whom does Jason stop to talk in the hallway at school in Chapter 22?
(a) Kyle.
(b) Corey.
(c) Debra.
(d) Nelson.

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

9. At the beginning of Chapter 21, what does Nelson notice has changed about Kyle's appearance?
(a) He has stopped wearing his old sweatshirt.
(b) He has new glasses and a different ball cap.
(c) He has contacts and is not wearing his ball cap.
(d) He has stopped wearing his old wristband.

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

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

12. What happens during basketball practice in Chapter 16 that makes Jason wonder if he has become a target of intolerance?
(a) Someone steals his clothes from his locker.
(b) Someone calls him a derogatory name.
(c) Someone purposely pushes him against the wall.
(d) Someone fouls him during play.

13. Why is Nelson in a hurry to have a sexual experience?
(a) He is bored.
(b) He thinks love and sex are the same thing.
(c) He wants to impress Kyle with his experience.
(d) He feels sex will make him more mature.

14. What illness does Nelson learn Jeremy has been diagnosed with in Chapter 18?
(a) Cancer.
(b) Diabetes.
(c) HIV.
(d) AIDS.

15. What item does Debra return to Jason when they break up?
(a) A ring.
(b) His class ring.
(c) A necklace.
(d) A bracelet.

Short Answer Questions

1. What gift does Kyle give Nelson for Christmas?

2. What do Nelson and Kyle learn has happened to their club request to the school board?

3. Why does Jason stop Kyle from sitting at the athletes table in the cafeteria in Chapter 16?

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

5. How does Jason's father feel about this scholarship?

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