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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 new hairstyle does Nelson get in Chapter 6?

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

3. What role does Nelson's mother play in the local PFLAG organization?

4. Where do Kyle and Jason study?

5. Who does Nelson suggest Kyle take to this upcoming social event that is discussed in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Nelson push the issue of he and Kyle sharing a kiss just for the experience of it. What does Kyle do when Nelson forces a kiss on him?

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

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

4. What happens when Jason invites Kyle to the movies? How does Jason feel about this?

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

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

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

8. Who is Jack Ransom? Why does he dislike Nelson?

9. How does Kyle's father react when Kyle announces he is gay?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the Gay-Straight Alliance? Why do Nelson and Kyle want to start a branch of the club in their school? What do they hope to do with this club? Why is the principal hesitant to allow the club at the high school? Is the principal biased against Nelson and Kyle, or are there other reasons for his actions? What does Nelson talk about at the school board meeting when he goes to argue for the club? How does this argument impact the decision of the school board? How do most of the kids at school react to the club? How might you react to such a club at your school?

Essay Topic 2

What is HIV? How is it spread? Why does Nelson have an unprotected encounter with an older man? Why does he panic when he realizes it was unprotected? What danger does this encounter pose for Nelson? How does Nelson feel about people who test positive for HIV? How does Nelson react when he learns that Jeremy is HIV positive? Does this change Nelson's opinion of those with HIV? Is HIV a reality of being gay? How do most people deal with it? How does Nelson choose to deal with it?

Essay Topic 3

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

1) Jason and Debra

2) Jason and Kyle

3) Kyle and his father.

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