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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. How long does Debra claim it has been since she and Jason last talked in Chapter 13?

2. To whom does Brick reveal the apartment really belongs after his encounter with Nelson in Chapter 15?

3. What illness does Nelson learn Jeremy has been diagnosed with in Chapter 18?

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

5. How has Jason been treating Kyle since their trip to the movies?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who approaches Jason in the final chapter of the book? For what reason?

2. What happens when Jason and his father get into an altercation over the volume of his stereo?

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

4. With whom does Nelson go out in this chapter of the novel? What is different about this date than some of Nelson's other social encounters?

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

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

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

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

9. Where does Nelson meet Brick? What happens when Nelson meets Brick at a local coffee bar?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Kyle participate on the swimming team at school? How does Kyle feel pressured to be an athlete? How does this impact Kyle's relationship with his father? Why do some men equate athletic ability to manliness? Is Kyle less of a man because he does not like sports? How does Kyle's situation with his father compare to Jason's relationship with his father? Does Kyle's father approve of Jason only because Jason is an athlete? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Discuss one of the following in an essay, using quotes from the novel to support any conclusions:

1) Point of View

2) Language

3) Setting

4) Structure

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