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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. What happens when Nelson's mother complains to the principal about the bullying Nelson experiences with Jack Ransom?
2. What type of friends does Kyle's father wish Kyle had?
3. Who is Ms. MacTrough?
4. For what reason does Jason fear failing his math class?
5. What law does Kyle cite when Mr. Mueller attempts to deny Kyle and Nelson the right to begin a new club at the school?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Jason approach Kyle at school the following Monday?
2. Who does Jason find himself thinking about while making out with Debra? How does this make him feel?
3. How does Jason feel when his friends joke about Nelson and other homosexuals at their school? What does he do?
4. What is it like when Jason is alone with Kyle for a study session? What do they talk about?
5. How does Nelson respond to the news that Kyle is tutoring Jason in math?
6. How does Kyle react to seeing Jason at the Rainbow Youth meeting? How does Jason react to seeing Kyle?
7. How does Jason know that Nelson is gay? What does Jason think of Nelson?
8. 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?
9. What conversation do Jason's friends have at homecoming that makes Jason uncomfortable?
10. What happens when Jason invites Kyle to the movies? How does Jason feel about this?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Why does the art teacher encourage Kyle to come out to his parents? How does Kyle feel about the possibility of telling his parents the truth of his sexuality? How does Kyle's mother finally realize her son is gay? How does she react to this information? How does Kyle tell his father the truth of his sexuality? How does Kyle's father react to the news? Why is Kyle convinced that his parents are not supportive of his choices? How do they change his mind?
Essay Topic 2
Who is Jason? Why does he attend the Rainbow Youth meeting in the first chapter of the book? What does Jason think he will get out of the meeting? Does Jason think he is gay? Why does Jason keep insisting to himself that he might be bisexual, but not gay? What is the difference? Why is this difference important to Jason? How does Jason react when he sees two boys from school at the meeting? Why is Jason unhappy for these boys to see him? What does Jason think will happen if these boys tell anyone what they saw?
Essay Topic 3
Who is Debra? How can Jason have a girlfriend if he thinks he is gay? Is it possible for Jason to love Debra even though he is gay or bisexual? Why does Jason feel it is important to point out to the reader that he and Debra have been intimate? What does this suggest about Jason's sexuality? How does this relationship add to Jason's confusion over his sexuality? Why does Jason think of Kyle while with Debra? How does he justify this thought to himself? Why does he feel the need to justify these thoughts to himself?
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