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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. What is the name of Abby’s roommate at the dorm in Chapter 1?

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

3. At what time does Abby awaken on the day after the party in Chapter 5?

4. When Abby awakens on the morning after her party, Travis tells her to call America and that America is where, in Chapter 8?

5. What kind of vehicle does Travis drive in the novel?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Travis tell Abby not to accept drinks from other people than him at the party in Chapter 5? How does Abby respond?

2. What causes Travis to storm off from in the cafeteria in Chapter 4?

3. What leads Abby and America to stay at Travis and Shep’s apartment in Chapter 2? How does Abby feel about the situation initially?

4. What exchange takes place between Parker and Abby at Abby’s birthday party in Chapter 7?

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

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

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

8. 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?

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

10. How does Abby come to eavesdrop on America and Travis’s conversation about her in Chapter 4? What is said?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and discuss the character of Mick Abernathy in Beautiful Disaster. How has Abby’s father been able to track down her location? How does she respond to seeing him? What help does Mick ask for from Abby? How does she respond?

Essay Topic 2

Family in Beautiful Disaster

a. Compare the families of Abby and Travis in the novel. How are they similar? How do they differ?

b. What symbolism supports the theme of family in the novel? Do you think that the author’s depictions of family in the narrative are positive or negative? Why?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the characters of Jim Maddox and his sons. How many siblings does Travis have? How old are his brothers? How would you describe their relationship as a family?

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