Rainbow Boys Test | Final Test - Hard

Alex Sánchez
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 151 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Rainbow Boys Test | Final Test - Hard

Alex Sánchez
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 151 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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 changes in Jason and Kyle's relationship in Chapter 20 after the fight between Nelson and Kyle and Jack and Jose?

2. What illness does Nelson learn Jeremy has been diagnosed with in Chapter 18?

3. What do Nelson and Kyle learn has happened to their club request to the school board?

4. Who does Nelson's mother threaten to call if he does not tell her what is causing his depression?

5. Why is Jason convinced that going to the first GSA meeting would be a mistake?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Debra react when Jason tells her that he thinks he might be gay?

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

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

5. What happens to Nelson that makes Jason feel the need to interfere? What does Jason do?

6. 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?

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

8. Who does Nelson tell Shea he has been contacting over the Internet? For what reason does Shea suggest Nelson has been contacting this person?

9. What does Kyle say when he kisses Jason? How does Jason respond?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Kyle feel about Jason's attempts to hide their relationship? Does Kyle understand Jason's motives? How does Nelson feel about the way Jason treats Kyle? Why does Nelson seem to support Jason's actions when he tries to keep Kyle from sitting at the athlete's table at lunch? Is Jason's treatment of Kyle fair? What might happen to Jason and Kyle if the other students at school learn the truth of their relationship? Is this a risk that the boys should be willing to take? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Who is Shea? What is her relationship with Nelson? How often does Nelson go to Shea with his troubles? What does Shea know about Nelson that no one else knows? Why does Nelson begin avoiding Shea's calls? How does Shea feel about this? Why does Shea end her relationship with Nelson? How does Shea respond when Nelson seeks her out and tries to make amends? Why does she behave in this way? Is she right? What might Nelson have done differently to avoid this situation?

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