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(1) When the September 11 attacks occurred, Chelsea and her friend Jordan
didn’t find out what had happened until much later
were not at all surprised
were very upset and excited
posted messages online accusing Iraq of being responsible
(2) Chelsea’s mother, Sue, tried to commit suicide by
cutting her wrists
shooting herself
swallowing pills
jumping from the top of a tall building in Oklahoma City
(3) When Chelsea told her mother, Sue, that she was gay, Sue
immediately told Chelsea’s father
started to cry
said she didn’t know what “gay” meant
said it was “fine with her”
(4) When Chelsea told her friend Jordan that she was gay, he responded
violently
happily
casually
by running away
(5) According to the text, by the mid-1990s
homosexuality was more widely accepted in the US than it had been in the past
homosexuality was less widely accepted in the US than it had been in the past
transgenderism was less widely accepted in the US than it had been in the past
transgenderism was more widely accepted in the US than it had been in the past
(6) Casey had to drive Sue to the hospital because Brian was
drunk
nervous
sleeping
away from home
(7) By the late 1990s, Chelsea was
still doing well in school
failing in school
kicked out of school
being trained in the American army
(8) Once, because Chelsea didn’t like being called “gay,” she
ran away
started taking drugs
started going to church
started participating in sports