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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. Which person constantly occupies Felix’s thoughts at school in Chapter Nineteen?

2. How does Felix feel at the thought of Ezra having feelings for him in Chapter Eighteen?

3. How does Felix feel the pain caused by grandequeen69's words in Chapter Nineteen?

4. According to Felix, why has he always avoided painting self-portraits before?

5. How does Felix describe the portrait he destroys in Chapter Nineteen?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Declan in Chapter Sixteen, why did he break up with Ezra?

2. According to Ezra in Chapter Twelve, which person might be able to determine who is responsible for the gallery? Why?

3. What happens when Felix goes to Coney Island in Chapter Fifteen?

4. How does Felix feel after getting his testosterone shot in Chapter Eleven?

5. Why does Felix apologize to Ezra at the end of Chapter Fifteen?

6. What does Austin reveal to Felix in Chapter Fourteen?

7. What does Leah say to Felix that exhausts him in Chapter Seventeen?

8. What does the reader learn about Declan in Chapter Seventeen?

9. What happens during the gender identity discussion group in Chapter Thirteen?

10. Why is Felix so against the idea of loving Ezra in Chapter Eighteen?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Felix finds himself involved in several conflicts over the course of the novel. Choose one instance of internal conflict and one instance of external conflict and explain how these conflicts have an impact on the novel and on the other characters.

Essay Topic 2

Felix experiences great change over the course of the novel. In what ways does he change and in what ways does he remain the same? By the novel’s end, is he better for these changes? What makes you say this? Explain your opinion using examples from the text.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast Ezra and Declan. How are they similar, and how are they different? How does each impact Felix and his development? Support your answers with examples from the text.

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