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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 group does Simon sit with at the football game?

2. What do the students have to wear in order to get a piece of cake?

3. Who is on the parade float at the football game?

4. How does Martin gain access to Simon's Gmail account?

5. What is the theme of Nora's freshman class?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Simon say that he keeps coming out?

2. What is Hotel Hanukkah and why does Blue celebrate it?

3. What point of view is the story told from?

4. Why does Simon drink a beer at the Halloween party?

5. How does Simon feel when Alice goes back to college?

6. How is secret identity explained in different ways?

7. Who does Simon notice looks cute as a cheerleader?

8. Why does the school's gender bender dress up day bother Simon?

9. Why does Leah's gender bender costume fit her personality?

10. How does Simon's dad tease a gay person on television?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

It takes Leah a long time to forgive Simon and Nick for their relationships with Abby. What does this say about Leah's self-esteem? How does she get over it?

Essay Topic 2

How do Simon's parents react when he comes out? Does the book allude to the fact that they already knew or are they surprised? How does the author relate the information?

Essay Topic 3

Is the novel's conclusion a happy or sad one? What events come together to create a feeling of cohesion? Does the story feel completed or like a beginning?

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