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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 calls Travis’s cell phone as he is about to kiss Abby in Chapter 4?

2. Abby asks Travis in the end of Chapter 8, “What are you going to do for drama when I” what?

3. What is the nickname that the emcee uses when he introduces Travis at the fight in Chapter 1?

4. What nickname does Travis begin calling Abby in Chapter 1?

5. What is the title of Chapter 10?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Abby come to learn about Travis’s studies at the college in Chapter 1? How did Travis come to be a fighter?

2. How does Abby’s behavior cause her friendship to Travis to become complicated in Chapter 3?

3. What rumor has begun circulating after Abby’s party in Chapter 8?

4. How does Abby meet Travis Maddox in Chapter 1? How would you describe their meeting?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sexuality in Beautiful Disaster

a. Discuss the differences and similarities between male and female sexuality in the novel. How does Travis view women? Do his views change in the course of the novel?

b. How are the characters of Abby and America similar? How do they differ? Are their views on sexuality similar or different?

Essay Topic 2

Define “motif” in narrative literature, and discuss the motif of fighting in the novel. Why does Travis engage in the fights on campus? What draws the other students to watch the fights? What do you think this recurring backdrop represents symbolically in the story?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the setting established in Chapter 1 of Beautiful Disaster. Where is Eastern University located? What religion is the college associated with? What clues in the first chapter indicate the time period in which the story takes place?

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