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

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

3. What does Kyle's father suggest he might do after Kyle's fight with Jack and Jose?

4. What does Nelson's father tell him he needs to practice more in his life?

5. Who comes to Jason's home in Chapter 22 to repair their relationship?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Nelson and his mother both speak at the school board meeting to support the beginning of a Gay-Straight Alliance club at the high school. What does Nelson talk about and what impact does it have on the board and those who oppose the club?

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

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

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 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?

9. 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?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Who is Jason? Why does he attend the Rainbow Youth meeting in the first chapter of the book? What does Jason think he will get out of the meeting? Does Jason think he is gay? Why does Jason keep insisting to himself that he might be bisexual, but not gay? What is the difference? Why is this difference important to Jason? How does Jason react when he sees two boys from school at the meeting? Why is Jason unhappy for these boys to see him? What does Jason think will happen if these boys tell anyone what they saw?

Essay Topic 3

Why does the art teacher encourage Kyle to come out to his parents? How does Kyle feel about the possibility of telling his parents the truth of his sexuality? How does Kyle's mother finally realize her son is gay? How does she react to this information? How does Kyle tell his father the truth of his sexuality? How does Kyle's father react to the news? Why is Kyle convinced that his parents are not supportive of his choices? How do they change his mind?

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