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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 characteristic makes a student second class?
(a) Being a day student.
(b) Participating in the choir.
(c) Being from the other side of town.
(d) Being the smartest one.

2. Why does Paul not kiss Richie?
(a) Paul does not like Richie romantically.
(b) Paul does not know how and is self-conscious.
(c) It shows romantic feelings that Paul is not ready to show.
(d) It will prove to all the boys in the club he is really gay.

3. 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.

4. According to Paul, what is taught rather than innate?
(a) Love.
(b) Hate.
(c) Bigotry.
(d) Morals.

5. From the following, what opportunity does Paul get from Yale?
(a) A lead role in an annual play.
(b) An internship at the Smithsonian.
(c) To be a Teacher Fellow for Dr. Paoletti.
(d) A trip to England with a scholarship.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Paul's reaction to the dirty jokes at school?

2. By what age does Paul enter therapy?

3. What emotion is elicited when Paul orgasms for the first time?

4. How does Paul describe himself in regard to his time in California?

5. What word choice is Monette aware of but feels the need to use?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Paul consider his parents brave? What shows that his parents are different from other parents in Andover?

2. What qualities/characteristics attracts Paul to Kite? How does his upbringing influence his attraction to Kite?

3. Describe Jackie and Big Paul's reaction to Paul's magazine collection.

4. Describe in detail what Paul sees as he gets his lunch by the sixth grade lockers. What is his reaction?

5. In reference to Bobby and his father's relationship, Paul quotes "Let them be the male-bonded unit." Why does Paul italicize "them" in this statement? Where else in Chapter 1 is this italicizes reference seen? What does this indicate about how Paul really feels?

6. Describe Paul's social life in 7th grade. What does he do to make and keep friends?

7. Why does Paul apply for Philips Academy? What does he hope for at a new high school with different people?

8. What does Bobby's education consist of? How does he show appreciation for the Marland sisters many years later?

9. What three things are against Paul when he enters Philips Academy? How does it tag him as a "loser" from the beginning?

10. Compare and contrast how Alex and Paul handle being gay in Andover. What consequences are there for each of them?

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