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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Nelson unhappy with his appearance?

2. What does Nelson think Kyle smells of most of the time?

3. What does Kyle reveal he was afraid his parents would do when they learned about his sexuality?

4. In what subject does Kyle offer to tutor Jason in Chapter 5?

5. What occupies Kyle's thoughts at the beginning of Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Kyle react to seeing Jason at the Rainbow Youth meeting? How does Jason react to seeing Kyle?

2. What sport does Jason play? Why does Jason think that playing this sport and having a steady girlfriend makes it impossible for him to be gay?

3. What is it like when Jason is alone with Kyle for a study session? What do they talk about?

4. Why does Jason's teacher warn him that he needs to change his studying methods? Who does Jason turn to for help?

5. What is one of the names that Jason's father often calls him? How does this impact Jason?

6. How does Kyle happen to give Jason a ride home from school in Chapter 5? Why does Jason become annoyed with Kyle?

7. Why is Kyle worried about the questions his mother will ask about the magazine she saw in his bedroom? What does Kyle believe his parents' reaction to his sexuality will be?

8. How does Jason react when he sees Nelson in the Rainbow Youth meeting? Why?

9. Why does Nelson become annoyed with Kyle when all he wants to talk about is Jason?

10. Who does Jason find himself thinking about while making out with Debra? How does this make him feel?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the following relationships in an essay, using quotes from the book to support your conclusions:

1) Nelson and his mother - Kyle and his mother

2) Nelson and Kyle - Jason and Kyle

3) Nelson and Shea - Nelson and Kyle

Essay Topic 2

Discuss one of the following relationships in detail, using quotes from the novel to support your conclusions:

1) Nelson and Kyle

2) Nelson and Jason

3) Jason and Corey

Essay Topic 3

How does Nelson feel about his father? How involved in his life is Nelson's father? Why does Nelson not appreciate the Christmas gift his father sends to him? Why does Nelson get angry with his father when they speak on the phone? Why does Nelson's father fail to show up to take him to dinner? How does his relationship with his father impact Nelson's emotional state? How does it impact Nelson's deep desire to be loved? How does Nelson's father show that he is not as supportive of Nelson's sexuality as Nelson's mother?

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