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

2. For what reason does Jason tell Debra he can no longer be with her?

3. At the beginning of Chapter 21, what does Nelson notice has changed about Kyle's appearance?

4. On whose side does Nelson fall when Kyle tells Nelson about Jason's refusal to allow Kyle to sit with him in the cafeteria?

5. What reason does Kyle give for not reporting the harassing phone calls he has received to the school authorities?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Corey react to the news that Jason is gay? What advice does he give Jason?

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

4. What does Kyle say when he kisses Jason? How does Jason respond?

5. Who does Nelson tell Shea he has been contacting over the Internet? For what reason does Shea suggest Nelson has been contacting this person?

6. How does Kyle's father react to the fight in which Kyle has recently been involved? Why does this surprise and please Kyle?

7. Why does Nelson hook up with Blake at a Rainbow Youth party? What happens?

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

9. How do Kyle's parents respond to a harassing phone call placed to their home in response to Kyle's involvement in the forming of a GSA club at school? How does this inspire Kyle to stand up for himself in an unusual way?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who is Nelson? What is unique about the way Nelson dresses and behaves? Why does Nelson's personality cause him trouble in school? What does the school do about this? How does Nelson feel about this treatment? What is the attitude of Nelson's mother toward his sexuality? How is this different from the other characters in the book? Does the acceptance Nelson finds at home and among his friends cause him to deal with his sexuality differently than the other characters in the novel? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Who is Shea? What is her relationship with Nelson? How often does Nelson go to Shea with his troubles? What does Shea know about Nelson that no one else knows? Why does Nelson begin avoiding Shea's calls? How does Shea feel about this? Why does Shea end her relationship with Nelson? How does Shea respond when Nelson seeks her out and tries to make amends? Why does she behave in this way? Is she right? What might Nelson have done differently to avoid this situation?

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