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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. What sound does Riley hear when yanking on Jim's broken arm?
(a) A pop.
(b) A hiss.
(c) A snap.
(d) A crack.

2. Riley's number of followers hits the 30,000 mark after the news story about the father assaulting his transgender child is picked up by what network?
(a) NBC.
(b) CNN.
(c) PBS.
(d) CNBC.

3. What movie is playing the night Bec takes Riley to the fire escape?
(a) Rosemary's Baby.
(b) The Godfather.
(c) Casablanca.
(d) The Boy in the Striped Pajamas.

4. When Riley asks Bec what kind of music her band plays, she replies that it is late shoegaze or what?
(a) Late post-punk.
(b) Early grunge.
(c) Early post-punk.
(d) Early dubstep.

5. When Riley Googles their own name, how many Riley Cavanaughs do they find within the United States and Canada?
(a) Dozens.
(b) Hundreds.
(c) 14.
(d) Scores.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Riley do with their ruined textbooks after they discover their locker has been vandalized?

2. Once at the football game, how far into the grandstand do Bec and Riley make it before the harassment of Riley starts?

3. Who rapes Riley in the hours after Riley's forced and very public outing as a gender fluid person?

4. When Riley is explaining what kind of person they feel like after their second date with Bec, what is NOT one type of person they list?

5. What is the name of Alix's blog?

Short Essay Questions

1. What quality of Riley's father's personality inspires Riley's envy?

2. When Riley first sees the ketchup and honey that have been poured into their locker, what substance do they think is covering their books?

3. What horrific incident happens in the hours after the political fundraising dinner?

4. What is the name of Bec's band and what type of music do they play?

5. Where does Bec actually take Riley after saying that they will be going out to clubs together?

6. When Riley comes home from a night with Bec to discover over 10,000 people following the blog, how do their actual feelings differ from their expected feelings?

7. What aspects of the topics discussed at the QueerAlliance center meeting cause Riley to feel grateful for their own situation?

8. What happens to ruin Riley and Congressman Sean Cavanaugh's period of closeness on the day spent in the congressman's office?

9. On the day before the night's outing to Bullet Hole Studios, Riley says that their "internal compass needle is absolutely pegged on F" (142) for female. What actions does Riley take as a result of this feeling?

10. What does Riley see as the connection between Riley's father and Jim's father?

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