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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. What excuse does Nelson give Kyle for not using protection during his encounter with Brick?

2. What does Brick serve Nelson to drink when they arrive at his apartment in Chapter 15?

3. To what school does Jason receive a scholarship?

4. On whose side does Nelson fall when Kyle tells Nelson about Jason's refusal to allow Kyle to sit with him in the cafeteria?

5. What happens in chapter 18 when Nelson tries to contact Brick?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Kyle react to Nelson's confession of an unprotected sexual encounter? How does this situation impact Kyle?

2. Where does Nelson meet Brick? What happens when Nelson meets Brick at a local coffee bar?

3. How does Nelson's mother respond to the information that Nelson had an unprotected sexual encounter? What impact does her response have on Nelson?

4. How does Nelson feel when his father fails to pick him up for their pre-arranged dinner plans?

5. How does Corey react to the news that Jason is gay? What advice does he give Jason?

6. How does Kyle's father react to the fight in which Kyle has recently been involved? Why does this surprise and please Kyle?

7. What happens when Jason and his father get into an altercation over the volume of his stereo?

8. How does Kyle's father react to meeting Jason for the first time? How does this make Kyle feel?

9. Why does Nelson hook up with Blake at a Rainbow Youth party? What happens?

10. Why does Jason feel that his father's leaving is his fault? How does Jason's father compare to Kyle and Nelson's fathers in this novel?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does the art teacher encourage Kyle to come out to his parents? How does Kyle feel about the possibility of telling his parents the truth of his sexuality? How does Kyle's mother finally realize her son is gay? How does she react to this information? How does Kyle tell his father the truth of his sexuality? How does Kyle's father react to the news? Why is Kyle convinced that his parents are not supportive of his choices? How do they change his mind?

Essay Topic 2

Why does Kyle participate on the swimming team at school? How does Kyle feel pressured to be an athlete? How does this impact Kyle's relationship with his father? Why do some men equate athletic ability to manliness? Is Kyle less of a man because he does not like sports? How does Kyle's situation with his father compare to Jason's relationship with his father? Does Kyle's father approve of Jason only because Jason is an athlete? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the following relationships in an essay, using quotes from the book to support your conclusions:

1) Nelson and his mother - Kyle and his mother

2) Nelson and Kyle - Jason and Kyle

3) Nelson and Shea - Nelson and Kyle

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