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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. Who invites Abby to come to the party at the fraternity house in Chapter 2?

2. On the dance floor, the narrator remarks in Chapter 3 that “Shepley moved like he’d been watching too many” what?

3. What name is given to the puppy that Travis gives Abby for her birthday in Chapter 8?

4. Why is Travis not threatened by Finch’s friendship with Abby?

5. What is the name of the guy sitting by Abby in the cafeteria that Travis tells is in his seat in Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Where do Abby and Parker go on their first date in Chapter 5? How does the date go?

3. What leads to Travis’s fight in the cafeteria in Chapter 8? What happens after the fight?

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

5. How does the friendship between Abby and Travis progress in Chapter 2?

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

7. What interaction takes place between Abby and Parker at the party in Chapter 5?

8. What exchange takes place between Abby and Travis when Abby returns from her date with Parker in Chapter 5?

9. Where does Abby wake up in Chapter 8? Why is she told to call America?

10. What does Parker tell Abby when he stops by to talk to her in Chapter 9?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the fight that Travis is called to participate in, in Chapter 4. Whom is Travis fighting? What college is this student from? Why does the fact that Travis is fighting a student from a different school make a difference in terms of Abby’s safety?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and analyze the character of Brazil in the novel. How does Brazil know Abby, Travis, and the other characters? What information does America reveal about Brazil prior to the party? What is the truth of the matter?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the reputation that Travis has with women in the beginning of the narrative. How do the women on campus react to Travis? How does Travis encourage this behavior? Why does Travis’s reputation put Abby off?

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