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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 the girl that picks up Travis at the dance club in Chapter 3?

2. What admission does Abby make to Travis in Chapter 6?

3. What is the title of Chapter 6?

4. How many shots does Abby knock back at her birthday party in Chapter 7?

5. What has gone out at Abby’s dorm building in Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What gift does Parker give to Abby in Chapter 6? How does Abby respond to the gift?

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

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

7. What are the wagers in the bet between Travis and Abby in Chapter 4? Who wins the bet?

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

9. How is Abby’s appearance described at the club in Chapter 3? What does Abby overhear Travis saying about her at the bar?

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

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

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 3

Discuss the symbolism and imagery of Parker’s gift to Abby for her birthday in Chapter 6. What does this gift represent symbolically? How does Abby respond to the gift? Where does this object reappear in the story?

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