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

2. What changes in Jason and Kyle's relationship in Chapter 20 after the fight between Nelson and Kyle and Jack and Jose?
(a) Jason distances himself from Kyle.
(b) Jason tells Kyle to leave him alone.
(c) Jason becomes more friendly toward Kyle.
(d) Jason asks Kyle to be his boyfriend.

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

4. What gift does Kyle give Nelson for Christmas?
(a) A graphic tee.
(b) A pair of boots.
(c) A book.
(d) A new watch.

5. What happens in chapter 18 when Nelson tries to contact Brick?
(a) Brick asks him to come over again.
(b) The message is left unanswered.
(c) The message is blocked.
(d) Brick tells him to leave him alone.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what reason does Nelson reveal his mother has grounded him in Chapter 17?

2. Who does Nelson's mother threaten to call if he does not tell her what is causing his depression?

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

4. Where does Jason take the injured Nelson and Kyle after a fight in Chapter 19?

5. Why does Nelson have Shea take pictures of him in Chapter 15?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. 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?

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

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

10. 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?

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