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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 beverage does Nelson drink while alone with an older man in Chapter 12?

2. Why is Nelson in a hurry to have a sexual experience?

3. How long does Debra claim it has been since she and Jason last talked in Chapter 13?

4. What happens during basketball practice in Chapter 16 that makes Jason wonder if he has become a target of intolerance?

5. Why does Jason make the final decision to attend the meeting?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. How do Kyle's parents respond to a harassing phone call placed to their home in response to Kyle's involvement in the forming of a GSA club at school? How does this inspire Kyle to stand up for himself in an unusual way?

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

4. With whom does Nelson go out in this chapter of the novel? What is different about this date than some of Nelson's other social encounters?

5. What happens when Jason comes across Jack Ransom and his friends fighting with Nelson and Kyle? How does Jason respond?

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

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

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

9. How does Jason's father respond to Kyle and Nelson? How does Jason deal with his father's reaction?

10. How does Jason respond to the kiss he has shared with Kyle?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Nelson grow jealous of Kyle's affections for Jason? How does Nelson feel about Kyle? About Jason? How does Nelson express his feelings toward these boys? Who does Nelson most often turn to for support? Why? Why does Nelson on two separate occasions try to convince Kyle to kiss him? How does Kyle react? For what reason? Why is Nelson insecure, afraid that he will never find true love? Where does this insecurity come from? How might Nelson learn to deal with this insecurity a little better?

Essay Topic 2

What makes Jason think that his father will not be supportive of his sexuality? How does Jason know how his father will react? Where does this behavior more than likely come from? How does Jason's mother treat him? Is she accepting of his sexuality? Why does Jason's mother join Al-Anon? What is Al-Anon designed to do for people? What does this say about Jason's home life? What does Jason hope will allow him to escape the situation at home? What threatens this escape plan?

Essay Topic 3

Why is Jason so afraid for people to learn about his friendship with Kyle? Why is Jason afraid of people learning he is gay? Why does Jason hesitate to do things, such as rescue Kyle and Nelson from bullies or attend the GSA meeting? What often changes Jason's mind? How does Jason come to tell his father the truth about his sexuality? How does Jason's father react? Why does Jason believe it is his fault that his father left the family? Is his father leaving such a bad thing for Jason and his family? Explain.

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