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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. For what book is Riley reaching when they discover that their books are covered with a substance?
2. What activity does Riley often engage in with Casey?
3. Whom does Bec name as having learned that the "freaks and geeks" (130) cannot hang out with the football team?
4. What instrument does Bec play within her band?
5. What reason does Bec give for not coming to the fire escape hangout very often anymore?
Short Essay Questions
1. Which element of the political fundraisers is Riley's least favorite and why?
2. Where does Bec actually take Riley after saying that they will be going out to clubs together?
3. When Riley comes home from a night with Bec to discover over 10,000 people following the blog, how do their actual feelings differ from their expected feelings?
4. What does Congressman Sean Cavanaugh say to Riley that causes Riley to angrily defend themselves?
5. What advice does Riley give to the girl who writes a message about her brother keeping a box of girl's clothes in his closet?
6. What is the significance of the note taped to the inside of Riley's vandalized locker?
7. What quality of Riley's father's personality inspires Riley's envy?
8. What does Riley reveal about their ability to pretend around Bec?
9. What does Riley see as the connection between Riley's father and Jim's father?
10. What evidence does Bec provide for her pronouncement that Riley is "a total pop whore" (148)?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write a critical essay about the novel while using the critical power theory lens of queer theory. Use textual evidence to back up your strong, specific claim regarding the treatment of gender roles, sexual identity, and other issues related to queer theory that can be found in the book.
Essay Topic 2
Sensory details are used frequently by the author in order to create vivid pictures of Riley's everyday experiences as a gender fluid teen. Choose three scenes in which sensory details are heavily used and discuss how the sensory details used by the author set a particular mood for each of the three scenes.
Essay Topic 3
Look carefully at the passages of the novel that describe Riley's outreach through the creation of a blog. What is the author's purpose for discussing at length the nature of Riley's method of outreach?
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