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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What major event does Bobby go through around age ten?
(a) Bladder surgery.
(b) Knee surgery.
(c) Hip surgery.
(d) An appendectomy.

2. While in high school, what does Paul dream of becoming as an adult?
(a) A Broadway star.
(b) A fiction writer.
(c) A screenwriter.
(d) An architect.

3. How does Paul's relationship with his mother progress over time?
(a) Jackie is angry and disappointed in Paul for his life decisions.
(b) A gap grow apart.
(c) They become closer as they understand one another more.
(d) Paul is angry at Jackie for her insistence on caring for Bobby.

4. Why does Paul believe Mr. Nindle is gay?
(a) The way he touched Paul on the arm.
(b) His constant visits to P.E. classes.
(c) The way he lingers in the locker room.
(d) His interactions with the Apollos.

5. How old is Monette as he writes his autobiography "Becoming a Man: Half a Life Story?"
(a) 56.
(b) 60.
(c) 39.
(d) 46.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Paul Monette feel about growing up gay?

2. Where does Paul turn to in order to avoid going back to his cold home?

3. What is Paul's relationship with Sean and Jake by the end of their first summer?

4. What stops when Monette finally comes out of the closet?

5. What is the biggest change Paul encounters in high school?

(see the answer key)

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