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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 gift does Kyle give Nelson for Christmas?

2. From whom does Nelson receive an impersonal Christmas card in Chapter 15?

3. Why does Jason make the final decision to attend the meeting?

4. What does Jason teach Kyle to do in Chapter 14?

5. How does Kyle tell Jason the fight began?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Jason feel that his father's leaving is his fault? How does Jason's father compare to Kyle and Nelson's fathers in this novel?

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

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

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

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

8. 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?

9. How does Jason respond to the kiss he has shared with Kyle?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who is Kyle? How does Kyle feel about his own sexuality? Why is Kyle worried about people at school learning the truth about his sexuality? What does Kyle think will happen if people learn the truth? Why has Kyle not told his parents about his sexuality? How does Kyle think his parents will react to the news of his sexuality? Why does Kyle think this? What is Kyle's relationship like with his mother? With his father?

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

Compare and contrast the following relationships in an essay, using quotes from the book to support your conclusions:

1) Nelson and his mother - Kyle and his mother

2) Nelson and Kyle - Jason and Kyle

3) Nelson and Shea - Nelson and Kyle

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