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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. 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.

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

3. From whom does Nelson receive an impersonal Christmas card in Chapter 15?
(a) Kyle.
(b) His cousin.
(c) His father.
(d) Jason.

4. For what reason does Nelson reveal his mother has grounded him in Chapter 17?
(a) For disappearing the night he met Brick.
(b) For taking the car without permission.
(c) For smoking in the house.
(d) For drinking.

5. How does Jason's father feel about this scholarship?
(a) He is proud.
(b) He is indifferent.
(c) He thinks Jason could have done better.
(d) He thinks Jason did as well as he could.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Nelson's mother react to the fight Nelson and Kyle got into with Jack and Jose?

2. How does Jason make Jack Ransom leave Nelson and Kyle alone?

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

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

5. Why does Shea refuse to repair her friendship with Nelson in Chapter 21?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Nelson's father say to Nelson on the phone? What does this conversation suggest about Nelson's relationship with his father?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. How does Kyle react to Nelson's confession of an unprotected sexual encounter? How does this situation impact Kyle?

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

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