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

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

3. 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 have a meeting with the school principal.
(d) She wants to press charges.

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

5. Why does Shea suggest Nelson has begun talking to an older man over the Internet?
(a) To look for sexual experience.
(b) To make Kyle jealous.
(c) To meet new people.
(d) To make up for not having a father.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Jason turn up the sound on his stereo in Chapter 13, causing his father to become angry?

2. Who does Kyle ask to attend a high school basketball game with him in Chapter 20?

3. Why is Shea angry with Nelson when he calls her in chapter 18?

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

5. What happens in chapter 18 when Nelson tries to contact Brick?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Nelson feel when his father fails to pick him up for their pre-arranged dinner plans?

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

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

4. What does Kyle say when he kisses Jason? How does Jason respond?

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

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

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

8. Who approaches Jason in the final chapter of the book? For what reason?

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

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