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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Abby described as wearing at the fight in the beginning of Chapter 1?
(a) A black leather jacket and a skirt.
(b) A red mini-dress and heels.
(c) A pink cashmere sweater.
(d) A winter coat and boots.

2. When Abby arrives at Parker’s new apartment for their date in Chapter 10, Travis calls her to invite her to go where with him the following night?
(a) To the movies.
(b) Bowling.
(c) To a fight.
(d) To his parent's house.

3. What kind of car does America drive in the novel?
(a) A Honda.
(b) A Dodge.
(c) A Volvo.
(d) A Ford.

4. The guy who buys Abby a beer at the dance club tells Travis that he saw him fight whom last year in Chapter 3?
(a) Shawn Jenks.
(b) Marek Young.
(c) Jamie Wax.
(d) Peter Anderson.

5. Abby tells America as they argue in Chapter 8, “We didn’t leave everything behind to have everyone here look at me the way they did” where?
(a) “In St. Paul.”
(b) “In Wichita.”
(c) “In Chicago.”
(d) “In New York.”

Short Answer Questions

1. Parker tells Abby in Chapter 5 that he’s known Travis since he was how old?

2. Abby discovers there’s a surprise party planned for her birthday in Chapter 6. America tells her that the party is at whose house?

3. What is Travis’s breath said to reek of when he and America interrupt Abby and Parker kissing in Parker’s car in Chapter 6?

4. What is the title of Chapter 4?

5. Of Travis, Abby says to America in Chapter 7, “I don’t think he’s capable of” what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What leads up to Abby’s surprise party in Chapter 7? How does the party begin?

2. What bargaining takes place between Abby and Travis as Abby’s relationship with Parker gains steam in Chapter 6?

3. What takes place at the end of Abby’s date with Parker in Chapter 6?

4. How does Abby respond to the rumors that begin to circulate about her in Chapter 3? What does Travis suggest?

5. What confrontation takes place between America and Abby in Chapter 8?

6. What leads Abby to become outraged by Travis when she and America arrive at his apartment in Chapter 2?

7. What fight are the protagonist and her best friend attending in the opening of Chapter 1? How did they come to know about the event?

8. What fight is Travis called to in Chapter 4? What does Travis insist about Abby’s apparel at the fight?

9. What are Abby’s impressions on her date with Parker in Chapter 10?

10. What do Abby and America discuss while they are out together in Chapter 7?

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