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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. From what narrative perspective is Beautiful Disaster related?

3. Whom does Travis beat up in the cafeteria for making a lewd comment at Abby in Chapter 8?

4. What is the title of Chapter 3?

5. What is Travis’s last name?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why does Parker leave the party early in Chapter 7? What does Abby do once he’s gone?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Discuss the narrative style established in Chapter 1 of the novel. Is the story related in a past or present tense? Who is the narrator? Why do you think the author chooses a first-person narrative as opposed to a third-person style? What are the advantages of using this narrative style?

Essay Topic 3

Describe Abby Abernathy and discuss her role as the protagonist in the novel. How old is Abby? What are Abby’s principle objectives in the beginning of the narrative? How does Abby’s character evolve through the story?

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