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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Solo responds to Jim's behavior toward Riley at the lunch table by calling Jim what name?
(a) An ass.
(b) A douche.
(c) A nincompoop.
(d) A jerk.

2. For Riley's first lunch at Park Hills High School, plan B is to join the pierced and tattooed students at their table. What is plan A?
(a) To find Solo in the lunchroom.
(b) To leave campus for lunch.
(c) To eat in the bathroom.
(d) To study in the library during lunch.

3. What band is pictured on the tee shirt worn by Riley on the first day of school?
(a) The Buzzcocks.
(b) The Cramps.
(c) The Misfits.
(d) The Ramones.

4. For what reason does Riley lie to Bec about the time of their curfew?
(a) Riley's anxiety rises after Bec's touch of Riley's knee becomes a maternal pat.
(b) Riley does not want Bec to know that Solo is meeting Riley at the club.
(c) Riley sees that their blog is now featured on queeralliance.org.
(d) Bec's parents seem annoyed at Riley's presence.

5. What does Riley do immediately upon returning home from the first visit to Bec's house?
(a) Runs to the backyard.
(b) Runs upstairs.
(c) Makes a sandwich.
(d) Takes a shower.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Riley sees two football players one morning before school, whom does he see giving Jim a small unidentified object?

2. What technique does Riley use to fight off the first anxiety attack that threatens to ruin the first day of public high school?

3. For how many days have Solo and Riley known each other by the time of the lunchtime altercation during Solo's standoff with Jim?

4. What characteristic does Riley expect to find in public school students?

5. What does Riley tell their parents they want to do instead of attending the fundraiser?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the significance of Riley's request to study with Bec rather than attending the political fundraiser?

2. What adjective does Solo apply to Riley during their first meeting that causes Riley to glow with pleasure?

3. How is foreshadowing used within Riley's mention of having "strange and pleasant dreams" (81) after thinking of Bec's hand on Riley's knee earlier in the evening?

4. What does Riley do when overcome by self-pity while eating alone on the ramp?

5. What is the symbolism of Riley's choice of avatar when starting a blog?

6. Discuss the author's use of hyperbole to characterize Riley's voice.

7. How does Riley feel about the lack of uniforms at the public high school?

8. When the girl contemplating suicide contacts Riley, what piece of Riley's advice does she take that leads to negative consequences?

9. What action does Riley describe as being "like a suicide ritual" (64)?

10. How does the author demonstrate to the reader in Chapter One that Riley and his father Congressman Sean Cavanaugh are on different wavelengths throughout much of the narrative?

(see the answer keys)

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