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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 calls Travis while he’s in the shower in the beginning of Chapter 11?

2. With whose family does Abby stay during the winter break in Chapter 18?

3. Who is Abby’s date at the Valentine’s Day party in Chapter 20?

4. When Abby and Travis part ways in Chapter 17, she tells him, “Fifty bucks says you’ll be thanking me for this when you meet” whom?

5. Who is the girl that arrives at Travis’s apartment with him in Chapter 18?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Abby’s “date” with Parker described in Chapter 19?

2. Where are Abby and her friends in Chapter 15? What is the objective in this setting?

3. What leads up to the fight between Travis and a costumed pirate in Chapter 11?

4. Where do Abby and Travis encounter one another on Valentine’s Day in Chapter 20?

5. What is Abby’s response to the offer that Travis receives in Chapter 16?

6. What is Travis’s response when Abby asks why he wants to be with her in Chapter 12?

7. What is Abby’s outlook in the beginning of Chapter 18? When does the chapter begin?

8. What purchases does Abby discover that Travis has made in the beginning of Chapter 13?

9. Who is Jesse, and what is Abby’s response when she encounters him in Chapter 15?

10. What conversation takes place between Travis’s father and Abby while she’s visiting for Thanksgiving in Chapter 17?

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

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 3

Discuss the character of America Mason in Beautiful Disaster. How did America become friends with Abby? Where did they meet? What has brought America to the same college as Abby?

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