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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 is the new challenger in the fight in the beginning of Chapter 1?

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

3. How many stores does Parker say he went to in order to find the perfect gift for Abby in Chapter 6?

4. When Abby arrives at Parker’s new apartment for their date in Chapter 10, Travis calls her to invite her to go where with him the following night?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the motif of gambling in Beautiful Disaster. What is the bet that is placed between Abby and Travis? Why does Abby engage in the bet? What is the outcome? How does this motif apply to Abby’s past?

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