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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 does Nelson discover Kyle wrote over and over again on a piece of paper during the Rainbow Youth meeting in Chapter 9?

2. How does Debra appear to feel about the group Nelson wants to start at the high school?

3. What is different about Kyle's appearance in Chapter 6?

4. Who claims to be bisexual during the Rainbow Youth meeting?

5. Why is Nelson unhappy with his appearance?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Jason know that Nelson is gay? What does Jason think of Nelson?

3. What conversation do Jason's friends have at homecoming that makes Jason uncomfortable?

4. How does Nelson respond to the news that Kyle is tutoring Jason in math?

5. Why do Nelson and Kyle want to begin a Gay-Straight Alliance at their high school? Who opposes the idea?

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

7. Why does Jason approach Kyle at school the following Monday?

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

9. How does Kyle's mother ask about the magazine and learn about Kyle's sexuality?

10. Why does Nelson take a picture of Kyle with his Polaroid camera? How does Nelson feel about Kyle?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Why is Nelson in a hurry to have his first sexual experience? With whom would he have preferred to have it? With whom does Nelson have his first experience? How does Nelson feel about this encounter? For what reason? How does Kyle react to what Nelson has done? Why is Nelson's behavior so dangerous? Would Nelson have behaved in a similar fashion if he were straight? Explain. Why is Kyle reluctant to have a sexual encounter with Nelson? How does Nelson feel about that? Does Kyle's reluctance add to Nelson's emotional state and reckless behaviors?

Essay Topic 3

How does Kyle feel about Jason's attempts to hide their relationship? Does Kyle understand Jason's motives? How does Nelson feel about the way Jason treats Kyle? Why does Nelson seem to support Jason's actions when he tries to keep Kyle from sitting at the athlete's table at lunch? Is Jason's treatment of Kyle fair? What might happen to Jason and Kyle if the other students at school learn the truth of their relationship? Is this a risk that the boys should be willing to take? Explain.

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