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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. How has Jason been treating Kyle since their trip to the movies?
(a) The same as before.
(b) As though he does not know him.
(c) Like they are lovers.
(d) With indifference.

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 refuses to stay at home.
(d) His father and grandmother argue.

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

4. How old does Nelson tell Brick he is in Chapter 15?
(a) Tweny-one.
(b) Eighteen.
(c) Twenty.
(d) Seventeen.

5. Who does Kyle ask to attend a high school basketball game with him in Chapter 20?
(a) Jack.
(b) Jason.
(c) Nelson.
(d) His father.

Short Answer Questions

1. What argument does Ms. MacTrough give for the approval of the GSA?

2. To what school does Jason receive a scholarship?

3. Why is Nelson in a hurry to have a sexual experience?

4. To whom does Brick reveal the apartment really belongs after his encounter with Nelson in Chapter 15?

5. Who does Jason's mother initially believe might be responsible for Jason's sexuality?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who does Nelson tell Shea he has been contacting over the Internet? For what reason does Shea suggest Nelson has been contacting this person?

3. What happens to Nelson that makes Jason feel the need to interfere? What does Jason do?

4. Why does Jason feel that his father's leaving is his fault? How does Jason's father compare to Kyle and Nelson's fathers in this novel?

5. What happens when Jason and his father get into an altercation over the volume of his stereo?

6. How does Debra react when Jason tells her that he thinks he might be gay?

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

8. How do Kyle's parents respond to a harassing phone call placed to their home in response to Kyle's involvement in the forming of a GSA club at school? How does this inspire Kyle to stand up for himself in an unusual way?

9. Nelson and his mother both speak at the school board meeting to support the beginning of a Gay-Straight Alliance club at the high school. What does Nelson talk about and what impact does it have on the board and those who oppose the club?

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

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