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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What reason does Kyle give for not reporting the harassing phone calls he has received to the school authorities?
(a) They will not do anything.
(b) He can handle it.
(c) He is embarassed.
(d) He does not want to draw more attention to himself.

2. Why does Shea refuse to repair her friendship with Nelson in Chapter 21?
(a) She is moving away.
(b) Too much time has gone by.
(c) She no longer respects him.
(d) He is too self absorbed.

3. What item does Nelson's mother use to support her arguments in favor of the GSA?
(a) A picture of Nelson on the day he began school.
(b) A picture of the Constitution.
(c) A picture of Nelson and Kyle.
(d) A picture of the Gay Rights parade.

4. What expensive item does Kyle want to improve his appearance for which he is hesitant to ask his parents?
(a) Contact lenses.
(b) Laser eye surgery.
(c) Plastic surgery.
(d) Acne skin treatments.

5. How does Kyle think his father will react to his participation in a fight?
(a) He will blame his choice of sexuality.
(b) He will blame Nelson.
(c) He will be angry with Jack.
(d) He will want to press charges.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Jason go to Kyle's house in Chapter 14?

2. With whom does Nelson go out at the end of Chapter 21?

3. Why does Kyle go to see Nelson in Chapter 17?

4. At the beginning of Chapter 21, what does Nelson notice has changed about Kyle's appearance?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Nelson meet Brick? What happens when Nelson meets Brick at a local coffee bar?

2. What happens when Jason comes across Jack Ransom and his friends fighting with Nelson and Kyle? How does Jason respond?

3. Why does Nelson hook up with Blake at a Rainbow Youth party? What happens?

4. How does Corey react to the news that Jason is gay? What advice does he give Jason?

5. How does Kyle react to Nelson's confession of an unprotected sexual encounter? How does this situation impact Kyle?

6. What does Nelson's father say to Nelson on the phone? What does this conversation suggest about Nelson's relationship with his father?

7. How does Kyle's father react to the fight in which Kyle has recently been involved? Why does this surprise and please Kyle?

8. How does Nelson's mother respond to the information that Nelson had an unprotected sexual encounter? What impact does her response have on Nelson?

9. How does Jason's father respond to Kyle and Nelson? How does Jason deal with his father's reaction?

10. How does Jason respond to the kiss he has shared with Kyle?

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