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

2. At the beginning of Chapter 21, what does Nelson notice has changed about Kyle's appearance?
(a) He has new glasses and a different ball cap.
(b) He has contacts and is not wearing his ball cap.
(c) He has stopped wearing his old sweatshirt.
(d) He has stopped wearing his old wristband.

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

4. Why does Jason go to Kyle's house in Chapter 14?
(a) To apologize for recent behavior.
(b) For more tutoring help.
(c) To ask Kyle not to tell anyone about what happened at the movies.
(d) To ask for help with Debra.

5. What reason does Kyle give his parents for not telling them sooner about the harassment he has suffered due to his sexuality?
(a) He thought they would not care.
(b) He thought there was nothing they could do.
(c) He thought they would think it was his fault.
(d) He thought they would make too big a deal out of it.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who visits Jason's home during the Christmas holiday?

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

3. How does Jason's father feel about this scholarship?

4. What happens during basketball practice in Chapter 16 that makes Jason wonder if he has become a target of intolerance?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Kyle's father react to meeting Jason for the first time? How does this make Kyle feel?

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

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

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

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

6. 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?

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

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 respond to the kiss he has shared with Kyle?

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

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