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

2. What causes the chaos in Jason's home during the Christmas break as described in Chapter 16?
(a) His father refuses to stay at home.
(b) His father and grandmother argue.
(c) His father and uncle fight due to alcohol consumption.
(d) His father is too drunk to go to church.

3. 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) He does not believe it will help anything.
(c) It will reveal to the world who is gay.
(d) Everyone is making fun of it and those invovled.

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

5. Where does Jason take the injured Nelson and Kyle after a fight in Chapter 19?
(a) To his home.
(b) To Nelson's house.
(c) To Kyle's house.
(d) To the hospital.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jason stop a freshman from doing to a flyer for the GSA in Chapter 22?

2. How does Jason's mother react when Jason's father breaks his stereo?

3. Why does Jason make the final decision to attend the meeting?

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

5. What gift does Kyle give Nelson for Christmas?

Short Essay Questions

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

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. 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?

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

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

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

7. With whom does Nelson go out in this chapter of the novel? What is different about this date than some of Nelson's other social encounters?

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

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

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

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