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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. For what reason does Nelson reveal his mother has grounded him in Chapter 17?

2. With whom does Nelson go out at the end of Chapter 21?

3. What do Jason's parents fight about in Chapter 16?

4. Where does Jason take the injured Nelson and Kyle after a fight in Chapter 19?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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?

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

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

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

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

8. How does Kyle react to Nelson's confession of an unprotected sexual encounter? How does this situation impact Kyle?

9. How does Nelson's mother respond to the information that Nelson had an unprotected sexual encounter? What impact does her response have on Nelson?

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

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

Why does Nelson grow jealous of Kyle's affections for Jason? How does Nelson feel about Kyle? About Jason? How does Nelson express his feelings toward these boys? Who does Nelson most often turn to for support? Why? Why does Nelson on two separate occasions try to convince Kyle to kiss him? How does Kyle react? For what reason? Why is Nelson insecure, afraid that he will never find true love? Where does this insecurity come from? How might Nelson learn to deal with this insecurity a little better?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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