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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. Abby tells Travis that her father’s gambling luck began to plummet when she turned how old?

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

3. What does Parker say he’s majoring in, in Chapter 5?

4. How much money does Brazil say Abby will get for every shot she drinks at her surprise party in Chapter 7?

5. Abby tells Travis in Chapter 6 that she had the same boyfriend for all four years of high school and that her high school boyfriend was an aspiring what?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Abby meet the character named Ethan in Chapter 3? What does Ethan reveal about himself in the meeting?

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

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

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

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

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

9. What confrontation takes place between Abby and Travis in the beginning of Chapter 10?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Abby’s reaction after having consummated her relationship with Travis in Chapter 9. What does Abby do after she and Travis sleep together? How does Travis respond when he awakens alone in bed? When and how is this issue resolved?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the fight between Travis and Brock McMann in Chapter 16. How does Brock differ from Travis’s usual opponents at Eastern? What is the outcome of the fight? How does the outcome predict Travis’s future as a fighter?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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